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 Sida agency.[4]

See also

Swedish Pentecostal Movement

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.
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