Swedish Alliance Mission

The Swedish Alliance Mission, SAM, (Swedish: Svenska alliansmissionen) is a Christian denomination in Sweden, mainly based in the town of Jönköping. In 2009 the denomination had 13,448 members[1] spread among 167 Swedish congregations and congregations outside Sweden.[2]

Swedish Alliance Mission
Alliance Church in Jönköping
ClassificationProtestant
OrientationProtestantism
Regioninternational
HeadquartersJönköping, Sweden
Origin1919
Merger ofJönköping Mission Society, Jönköpingskretsens kristliga ungdomsförbund, Skandinaviska Alliansmissionen i Sverige
Members13 448 (2009)

The denomination was established in 1919 as a merger of Jönköping Mission Society, the Jönköping Circle Christian Youth Association and the Scandinavian Alliance Mission in Sweden.

References
  1. Stefan Lundell (18 June 2010). "Bara ett under kan rädda frikyrkan". Dagens industri.
  2. Om oss, Swedish Alliance Mission, accessdate 10 January 2013

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