The Pentecostal Alliance of Independent Churches
ThePentecostal Alliance of Independent Churches(Swedish:Pingst - fria församlingar i samverkan, Pingst FFS) is aPentecostalChristian denominationin Sweden. It is a member of thePentecostal World Fellowship.Daniel Alm fromVästeråsis General Superintendent since 2016, preceded by Pelle Hörnmark, and before him, Sten-Gunnar Hedin.
History
[edit]The movement has its origins in the establishment of the first Pentecostal church inStockholmin 1910.[1]
In 2001, the Pentecostal Alliance of Independent Churches was founded.[2]
In 2017, the denomination had 439 churches and 87,392 members.[3]
PMU Interlife
[edit]PMU Interlife is anon-governmentalhumanitarian organizationestablished by the Pentecostal Alliance in 1965 and originally called Pentecostal Mission's Third World Aid. PMU Interlife manages international development efforts with the support of theSwedish International Development Cooperation Agency.[4]
Ecumenical cooperation
[edit]Together with theSwedish Alliance Missionand theEvangelical Free Church in Sweden,the church operates theAcademy for Leadership and Theology(ALT).[5]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^Vinson Synan, Amos Yong,Global Renewal Christianity: Europe and North America Spirit-Empowered Movements: Past, Present and Future,Charisma Media, USA, 2017, p. 183
- ^William Kay, Anne Dyer,European Pentecostalism,BRILL, Leiden, 2011, p. 36
- ^Pentecostal Alliance of Independent Churches,StatistikArchived2020-09-25 at theWayback Machine,pingst.se, Sweden, retrieved May 9, 2020
- ^"PMU Interlife".Devex.Retrieved2022-01-25.
- ^"Pastors- och ledarskapsprogrammet, PLP".www.folkhogskola.nu(in Swedish).Retrieved2023-05-23.
External links
[edit]- official website(in Swedish)
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