The Liebenzell Mission is a cluster of like-minded
Evangelical mission organizations in
Austria,
Canada,
Germany,
Hungary,
Japan
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,
Korea, the
Netherlands,
Switzerland
). Swiss law does not designate a ''capital'' as such, but the federal parliament and government are installed in Bern, while other federal institutions, such as the federal courts, are in other cities (Bellinzona, Lausanne, Luzern, Neuchâtel ...
, and the
United States. With roots in German
Pietism, their
missionaries
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are involved in
Bible translation,
church planting, education,
evangelism
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, pastoral ministry, media outreach, pastoral formation, medical care, and community development in 26 countries. There are about 220 missionaries. Liebenzell Germany is the largest of the organizations. They have a Theological
seminary at
Bad Liebenzell
Bad Liebenzell (; Swabian: ''Bad Liabazell'') is a spa town in the Nagold River valley, the northern part of the Black Forest. It was first mentioned in 1090 and is the heart of the Liebenzeller Mission (a religious movement).
Bad Liebenzell is ...
, accredited by the German "federal science council" (Wissenschaftsrat), the State of Baden-Württemberg and ACQUIN as "Internationale Hochschule Liebenzell (IHL)", a brother and sisterhood, a fellowship of deaconesses, a large retreat center, and a literature distribution ministry headquartered in
Bad Liebenzell
Bad Liebenzell (; Swabian: ''Bad Liabazell'') is a spa town in the Nagold River valley, the northern part of the Black Forest. It was first mentioned in 1090 and is the heart of the Liebenzeller Mission (a religious movement).
Bad Liebenzell is ...
.
Pacific Islands Bible College, today Pacific Island University on
Guam and in
Micronesia was founded by and is still staffed by Liebenzell missionaries.
External links
Liebenzell CanadaLiebenzeller Mission Germany
Liebenzelli Misszió Hungary
* ttp://www.liebenzell.nl/ Liebenzell Mission Nederland Netherlands
Liebenzeller Mission Schweiz Switzerland
Liebenzell USA
Pacific Islands University (formerly known as Pacific Islands Bible College
€”Liebenzell related school on Guam and in Micronesia
Internationale Hochschule Liebenzell – Studieren mit weltweitem Horizont
Theological Seminary/ International University of Applied Sciences
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Evangelical parachurch organizations