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Swedish Free Church Council
The Swedish Free Church Council ( sv, Sveriges frikyrkosamråd) is an association of free churches in Sweden. It is part of the Christian Council of Sweden ( sv, Sveriges kristna råd) . The Swedish Free Church Council was established in 1992. In total the member churches have about 250,000 members, with almost double that figure involved in the churches' activities. The largest member church is the Uniting Church in Sweden, with approximately 85,000 members. The free churches belong to various Protestant denominations: Baptists, Methodists, Reformed, Pentecostal etc. Most of the free church denominations in Sweden began during the nineteenth century when an evangelical revival broke out. The Swedish free church family has many branches, often quite different, but united in the common bond of the necessity of a personal faith. Members *Uniting Church in Sweden (''Equmeniakyrkan'', established on 4 June 2011 out of the Baptist Union of Sweden (''Svenska Baptistsamfundet''), t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christianity
Christianity is an Abrahamic monotheistic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth. It is the world's largest and most widespread religion with roughly 2.38 billion followers representing one-third of the global population. Its adherents, known as Christians, are estimated to make up a majority of the population in 157 countries and territories, and believe that Jesus is the Son of God, whose coming as the messiah was prophesied in the Hebrew Bible (called the Old Testament in Christianity) and chronicled in the New Testament. Christianity began as a Second Temple Judaic sect in the 1st century Hellenistic Judaism in the Roman province of Judea. Jesus' apostles and their followers spread around the Levant, Europe, Anatolia, Mesopotamia, the South Caucasus, Ancient Carthage, Egypt, and Ethiopia, despite significant initial persecution. It soon attracted gentile God-fearers, which led to a departure from Jewish customs, and, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baptist Union Of Sweden
The Baptist Union of Sweden ( sv, Svenska Baptistsamfundet) is the oldest of several Baptist bodies in Sweden. The first-known Baptist church in Sweden was organized on September 21, 1848, in Vallersvik, where a group of people committed the first-known Baptist baptism in Sweden. The Conventicle Act was in effect at the time, outlawing all religious meetings other than those of the Lutheran Church of Sweden. The new movement's leader, F.O. Nilsson, was exiled. Others were fined or jailed. A few years later, in 1858, the law was abolished, and religious groups other than the official state church (free churches) were allowed to work. History A general conference was formed in 1857 through the work of pastor Anders Wiberg and others. By 1866, the conference had established a seminary, Betelseminariet, and the conference later formed the Swedish Baptist Union in 1889. In 1934 the Swedish Baptist Union attained its peak, with 68,000 members. In 2006 it reported a total of 17,000 m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Protestantism In Sweden
Religion in Sweden has, over the years, become increasingly diverse. Christianity was the religion of virtually all of the Swedish population from the 12th to the early 20th century, but it has rapidly declined throughout the late 20th and early 21st century. Christianity came to Sweden as early as the 9th century mainly as a result of an expansion in trade. The ancient Nordic religions were slowly replaced. Several centuries later all monarchs were Christian and Christianity became the established official religion. The church belonged to the Catholic Church until 1527 when the Swedish state church was established as a Protestant church based on Lutheran principles, following the Protestant Reformation enacted by Martin Luther which converted most of Germanic Europe. The Lutheran Church of Sweden was formed and remained the official religion of the Christian state until the turn of the 21st century. In recent years, the Swedish religious landscape has become increasingly div ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Councils Of Churches
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Seventh-day Adventist Church In Sweden
The Seventh-day Adventist Church in Sweden ( sv, Adventistsamfundet i Sverige) is a small Christian denomination in Sweden with a reported 2,902 members as of June 30, 2020. The first Seventh-day Adventist Church congregation in Sweden was established in 1880 in Grythyttan. In the early 2000s (decade), about 40 Swedish Seventh-day Adventist congregations existed in Sweden, most of them in central Sweden. See also *Australian Union Conference of Seventh-day Adventists *Seventh-day Adventist Church in Brazil *Seventh-day Adventist Church in Canada *Seventh-day Adventist Church in the People's Republic of China *Seventh-day Adventist Church in Colombia *Seventh-day Adventist Church in Cuba *Seventh-day Adventist Church in India *Italian Union of Seventh-day Adventist Churches *Seventh-day Adventist Church in Ghana *New Zealand Pacific Union Conference of Seventh-day Adventists *Seventh-day Adventist Church in Nigeria *Adventism in Norway *Romanian Union Conference of Seventh-d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Swedish Pentecostal Movement
The Swedish Pentecostal Movement ( sv, Pingströrelsen i Sverige) is a Pentecostal movement in Sweden. Many, but not all, of these, are members of the Pentecostal Alliance of Independent Churches, which was founded in 2001.William Kay, Anne Dyer, ''European Pentecostalism'', Brill, UK, 2011, p. 36. The Pentecostal movement spread to Sweden by 1907 from the 1904–1905 Welsh Revival and the Azusa Street Revival in Los Angeles in 1906. The Pentecostal Alliance of Independent Churches is made up of 439 churches and 87,392 members ,Pentecostal Alliance of Independent ChurchesStatistik, pingst.se, Sweden, retrieved May 9, 2020 making it one of Sweden's largest free church organizations. The Pentecostal movement is also part of the broader Charismatic Christianity (which includes both Pentecostals and the non-Pentecostal Charismatic movement). Size of the Pentecostal movement In terms of membership, the Pentecostal movement is the second largest free church movement in Sweden afte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Evangelical Free Church In Sweden
The Evangelical Free Church in Sweden ( sv, Evangeliska frikyrkan is a Baptist Christian denomination in Sweden. The headquarters is in Örebro Örebro ( , ) is the sixth-largest city in Sweden, the seat of Örebro Municipality, and capital of the Örebro County. It is situated by the Närke Plain, near the lake Hjälmaren, a few kilometers inland along the small river Svartån, and .... History Evangeliska Frikyrkan was founded in 1997 as a merge of the Örebro Mission (''Örebromissionen'', founded in 1892 as Örebro Missionary Society), the Free Baptist Union (''Fribaptistsamfundet'', founded in 1872) and the Holiness Union (''Helgelseförbundet'', founded in 1887). In 2011, it had 32,223 members. As of 2015, it has 304 churches and 34,400 members. Samuel Teglund,EFK slog doprekord varldenidag.se, Sweden, March 23, 2016 References External linksOfficial website {{Christianity in Sweden Christian organizations established in 1997 Baptist denominations ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Association Of Vineyard Churches
The Association of Vineyard Churches, also known as the Vineyard Movement, is a neocharismatic evangelical Christian denomination.Despite the fact that some might see denominational labels as divisive, the founder of the movement John Wimber said "The Association of Vineyard Churches – for better or worse – is a denomination." Nigel Scotland ''Charismatics and the New Millennium'' (Guildford: Eagle, 1995). The Vineyard Movement is rooted in the charismatic renewal and historic evangelicalism. Instead of the mainstream charismatic label, however, the movement has preferred the term ''Empowered Evangelicals'' (a term coined by Rich Nathan and Ken Wilson in their book of the same name) to reflect their roots in traditional evangelicalism as opposed to classical Pentecostalism. Members also sometimes describe themselves as the "radical middle" between evangelicals and Pentecostals, which is a reference to the book ''The Quest for the Radical Middle,'' a historical survey of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vineyard Norden
The Association of Vineyard Churches, also known as the Vineyard Movement, is a neocharismatic evangelical Christian denomination.Despite the fact that some might see denominational labels as divisive, the founder of the movement John Wimber said "The Association of Vineyard Churches – for better or worse – is a denomination." Nigel Scotland ''Charismatics and the New Millennium'' (Guildford: Eagle, 1995). The Vineyard Movement is rooted in the charismatic renewal and historic evangelicalism. Instead of the mainstream charismatic label, however, the movement has preferred the term ''Empowered Evangelicals'' (a term coined by Rich Nathan and Ken Wilson in their book of the same name) to reflect their roots in traditional evangelicalism as opposed to classical Pentecostalism. Members also sometimes describe themselves as the "radical middle" between evangelicals and Pentecostals, which is a reference to the book ''The Quest for the Radical Middle,'' a historical survey of th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Swedish Alliance Mission
The Swedish Alliance Mission, ''SAM'', (Swedish language, Swedish: ) is a Christianity, Christian denomination in Sweden, mainly based in the town of Jönköping. Its roots are in the 19th-century Christian revival, revival. , the denomination had 13,777 members spread among 153 Swedish congregations and congregations outside Sweden. The denomination was established in 1919 as a merger of Jönköping Mission Society, the Jönköping District Christian Youth Association and the Scandinavian Alliance Mission in Sweden. History The Swedish Alliance Mission has its roots in the Christian revival, revival of the 19th century, mainly in Jönköping and neighboring counties. One of its leading figures was , who in 1836 became the priest of Christina Church, Kristine Church in Jönköping. There he invited people to read the Bible, and an "awakened" group was formed. Elmblad was soon transferred due to protests and was later active in the Swedish Evangelical Mission (, EFS). The grou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Salvation Army
Salvation (from Latin: ''salvatio'', from ''salva'', 'safe, saved') is the state of being saved or protected from harm or a dire situation. In religion and theology, ''salvation'' generally refers to the deliverance of the soul from sin and its consequences."Salvation." ''Oxford English Dictionary'' (2nd ed.). Oxford University Press. 1989. "The saving of the soul; the deliverance from sin and its consequences." The academic study of salvation is called '' soteriology''. Meaning In Abrahamic religions and theology, ''salvation'' is the saving of the soul from sin and its consequences. It may also be called ''deliverance'' or ''redemption'' from sin and its effects. Depending on the religion or even denomination, salvation is considered to be caused either only by the grace of God (i.e. unmerited and unearned), or by faith, good deeds (works), or a combination thereof. Religions often emphasize that man is a sinner by nature and that the penalty of sin is death (physical deat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Swedish Salvation Army
Swedish or ' may refer to: Anything from or related to Sweden, a country in Northern Europe. Or, specifically: * Swedish language, a North Germanic language spoken primarily in Sweden and Finland ** Swedish alphabet, the official alphabet used by the Swedish language * Swedish people or Swedes, persons with a Swedish ancestral or ethnic identity ** A national or citizen of Sweden, see demographics of Sweden ** Culture of Sweden * Swedish cuisine See also * * Swedish Church (other) * Swedish Institute (other) * Swedish invasion (other) * Swedish Open (other) {{disambig Language and nationality disambiguation pages ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
