Evangelical Lutheran Church in Sweden
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Evangelical Lutheran Church in Sweden, (Swedish, Evangelisk-lutherska kyrkan i Sverige) is a confessional Lutheran
denomination in Sweden
. The church was founded in 1968 by people who had left the Church of Sweden
. It is the oldest confessional Lutheran church in Sweden outside the Church of Sweden.
Confessional Lutheran
Confessional Lutheran is a name used by certain Lutheran Christians to designate themselves as those who accept the doctrines taught in the Book of Concord of 1580 in their entirety, because they believe them to be completely faithful to the teachings of the Bible...
denomination in Sweden
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
. The church was founded in 1968 by people who had left the Church of Sweden
Church of Sweden
The Church of Sweden is the largest Christian church in Sweden. The church professes the Lutheran faith and is a member of the Porvoo Communion. With 6,589,769 baptized members, it is the largest Lutheran church in the world, although combined, there are more Lutherans in the member churches of...
. It is the oldest confessional Lutheran church in Sweden outside the Church of Sweden.