The Pentecostal Alliance of Independent Churches

The Pentecostal Alliance of Independent Churches (Swedish: Pingst - fria församlingar i samverkan, Pingst FFS) is a Pentecostal Christian denomination in Sweden. It is a member of the Pentecostal World Fellowship. Daniel Alm from Västerås is General Superintendent since 2016, preceded by Pelle Hörnmark, and before him, Sten-Gunnar Hedin.

History

The movement has its origins in the establishment of the first Pentecostal church in Stockholm in 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

PMU Interlife is a non-governmental humanitarian organization established 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 the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency.[4]

Ecumenical cooperation

Together with the Swedish Alliance Mission and the Evangelical Free Church in Sweden, the church operates the Academy for Leadership and Theology (ALT).[5]

See also

References
  1. Vinson Synan, Amos Yong, Global Renewal Christianity: Europe and North America Spirit-Empowered Movements: Past, Present and Future, Charisma Media, USA, 2017, p. 183
  2. William Kay, Anne Dyer, European Pentecostalism, BRILL, Leiden, 2011, p. 36
  3. Pentecostal Alliance of Independent Churches, Statistik Archived 2020-09-25 at the Wayback Machine, pingst.se, Sweden, retrieved May 9, 2020
  4. "PMU Interlife". Devex. Retrieved 2022-01-25.
  5. "Pastors- och ledarskapsprogrammet, PLP". www.folkhogskola.nu (in Swedish). Retrieved 2023-05-23.
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