Evangelical Free Church in Sweden

The Evangelical Free Church in Sweden (Swedish: Evangeliska frikyrkan is a Baptist Christian denomination in Sweden. The headquarters is in Örebro.

Evangelical Free Church in Sweden
Evangeliska Frikyrkan
ClassificationProtestant
OrientationBaptist
TheologyBaptist, Evangelical, Charismatic Christianity
RegionSweden
HeadquartersÖrebro
Origin1 January 1997
Congregations304
Members34,400
Official websiteefk.se

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 Sanctification Union (Helgelseförbundet, founded in 1887). [1]

In 2011, it has 32,223 members. [2]

In 2015, it has 304 churches and 34,400 members. [3]


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References

  1. Thomas Manfredh, Dubbeljubileum i Aneby, dagen.se, Sweden, November 13, 2016
  2. SAMUEL BJÖRK, Medlemsantalet i EFK ökade, varldenidag.se, Sweden, March 3, 2012
  3. Samuel Teglund, EFK slog doprekord, varldenidag.se, Sweden, March 23, 2016
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