The Evangelical Free Church in Sweden ( sv, Evangeliska frikyrkan is a

Baptist Baptists form a major branch of Protestantism distinguished by baptizing professing Christian believers only (believer's baptism), and doing so by complete immersion. Baptist churches also generally subscribe to the doctrines of soul compete ...

Christian denomination A Christian denomination is a distinct religious body within Christianity that comprises all church congregations of the same kind, identifiable by traits such as a name, particular history, organization, leadership, theological doctrine, worsh ...

Sweden Sweden, formally the Kingdom of Sweden,The United Nations Group of Experts on Geographical Names states that the country's formal name is the Kingdom of SwedenUNGEGN World Geographical Names, Sweden./ref> is a Nordic country located on ...

. The headquarters is in

Örebro Örebro ( , ) is the List of urban areas in Sweden by population, 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 in ...

History

Evangeliska Frikyrkan was founded in 1997 as a merge of the

Örebro Mission The Örebro Mission ( sv, Örebromissionen) was a Protestant denomination in Sweden. It was founded in Örebro in 1892 by Baptist pastor John Ongman and was part of the Baptist Union of Sweden until 1936. In 1997, the denomination became part o ...

(''Örebromissionen'', founded in 1892 as

Örebro Missionary Society 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 has ...

), the

Free Baptist Union The Free Baptist Union (Swedish: ) was a Swedish Baptist denomination that began in 1872, when Baptist preacher was expelled from the Baptist Union of Sweden, after having been accused of heresy. The Free Baptist Union gained followers mainly ...

(''Fribaptistsamfundet'', founded in 1872) and the

Holiness Union Sacred describes something that is dedicated or set apart for the service or worship of a deity; is considered worthy of spiritual respect or devotion; or inspires awe or reverence among believers. The property is often ascribed to objects (a ...

(''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 links

Official website
{{Christianity in Sweden Christian organizations established in 1997 Baptist denominations in Europe Evangelicalism in Sweden 1997 establishments in Sweden Christian denominations in Sweden