The Löten Church ( sv, Lötenkyrkan) is a church located at Heidenstam Square, in

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, and is a district church of Gamla Uppsala Parish. Lötenkyrkan is one of forty partner churches that exist between the

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and the Swedish Evangelical Mission. Hans Lindholm serves as the pastor of the Church.

Mission of the Löten Church

The Löten Church has a mission to reach

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, serving in the hospital in

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in western Ethiopia. Two workers from the church work as a doctor (orthopedist) and a nurse, concentrating primarily on diabetic patients. There are others who are involved in the teaching field, like teaching Theology at EGST (Ethiopian Graduate School of Theology), English at Mekane Yesus Church Training Centre in Addis Ababa etc.

Cross Culture

The church has a Fresh Expressions community with an international focus called "Cross Culture" led by Löten Church's youth pastor, Edward.L.Thomas. Cross Culture has drawn special attention from youth, international students from Uppsala University, immigrants, and multicultural families in Uppsala since September 2009. This community meets every Sunday for worship at 13:30 (1:30 p.m.), which consists of worship, preaching, Sunday School, prayer and fellowship.http://www.cross-culture.tk

Reference list

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