Evangelical Free Church in Sweden
The Evangelical Free Church in Sweden (Swedish: Evangeliska frikyrkan) is a Baptist Christian denomination in Sweden. It is affiliated with the European Baptist Federation and the Baptist World Alliance. The headquarters is in Örebro.
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| Classification | Evangelical Christianity |
| Scripture | Bible |
| Theology | Baptist |
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| Region | Sweden |
| Headquarters | Örebro |
| Origin | 1 January 1997 |
| Branched from | Mission Friends |
| Congregations | 300 |
| Members | 32,500 |
| Official website | efk |
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History
Evangeliska Frikyrkan was founded in 1997 as a merger 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).[1]
In 2011, it had 32,223 members.[2]
As of 2015, it has 304 churches and 34,400 members.[3]
According to a denomination census released in 2023, it claimed 32,500 members and 300 churches. [4]
Ecumenical cooperation
Together with the Swedish Alliance Mission and the Pentecostal Alliance of Independent Churches, the church operates the Academy for Leadership and Theology (ALT).[5]
References
- Thomas Manfredh, Dubbeljubileum i Aneby, dagen.se, Sweden, November 13, 2016
- SAMUEL BJÖRK, Medlemsantalet i EFK ökade, varldenidag.se, Sweden, March 3, 2012
- Samuel Teglund, EFK slog doprekord, varldenidag.se, Sweden, March 23, 2016
- European Baptist Federation, Members, ebf.org, Netherlands, retrieved May 5, 2023
- "Pastors- och ledarskapsprogrammet, PLP". www.folkhogskola.nu (in Swedish). Retrieved 2023-05-23.