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Churches Flourish In One of Sweden’s Bible Button Cities By Caring For Neighbors
Churches Flourish In One of Sweden’s Bible Button Cities By Caring For Neighbors

Some free churches in Sweden may be showing the way toward growth: Engagement with young families, engagement with seniors, engagement with neighbors and the world. The Church of Sweden hasn’t completely given up on this kind of engagement either. 

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Christianity, Europe, Evangelicals, protestants, Primary Feature, Religion, TravelPaul GladerPaul Glader, Sweden, Jonkoping, Jan-Anders Pettersson, Jönköping, Lake Vattern, Pingst, free churches, Church of Sweden, Svenska kyrkan, Lutheran, Jacob Rudenstrand, Swedish Evangelical Alliance, Inger Alestig, Dagen, Småland, Bottnyard, Johan Printz, Christina Brolin, Bertil Johansson, Östra Storgatan 45, Johannes Ottestig, Immanuelskyrkan, Andreasförsamlingen Fjällstugan, Nils Emme, Bible Buttons, Equmenia Church, Evangelical Free Church, United Islamic Societies (FIFS), Islamic Cultural Union, Islamic Shia Communities, Folkpartiet, Kristdemokraterna, Vansterpartiet, Green Party, Sverigedemocraterna, Primary Feature, News, Primary feature, Zenger News, Zenger, ZengerNews, Secondary feature, recharge, Recharge Comments
The Oldest Church In Philadelphia Is Swedish, Anti-Racist And Holds Together Brick By Historical Brick
The Oldest Church In Philadelphia Is Swedish, Anti-Racist And Holds Together Brick By Historical Brick

Swedish Lutherans built the Gloria Dei church between 1698 and 1700 and worshipped along the Delaware River for several generations before it became part of the Episcopal Church in 1845. The church’s story and presence symbolize a unique chapter in American religious history and valuable contributions that Swedes made to religious freedom and tolerance in America.

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Christianity, North America, protestants, Primary Feature, Religion, Travel, Art and MusicPaul GladerPhiladelphia, Jeanette Woehr, William Penn, Paul Glader, Gloria Dei Episcopal Church, Old Swedes, Swedish Lutherans, Rev. Koshy Mathews, New Sweden, Dr. Jean Soderlund, Johan Printz, Johan Companius, Lenape, Kim-Eric Williams, Peter Stebbins Craig, Swedish Colonial Society, Kalmar Nyckel, Fogel Grip, John Morton, Nils Collin, Benjamin Franklin, Zenger, zenger, ZengerNews, Secondary Feature Comment