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The Free Baptist Union was a Swedish baptist denomination that began in 1872, when baptist preacher Helge Åkesson was expelled from the Baptist Union of Sweden, after having been accused of heresy.[1]

The Free Baptist Union gained followers in Scania, Gotland, Dalarna and some other places in Sweden. In the early 1900's, the denomination peaked at around 5000 members.[2]

In 1994, the Free Baptist Union merged with the Holiness Union, forming a denomination that in 1997 merged with the Örebro Mission to form what is today the Evangelical Free Church in Sweden.

References

  1. ^ Fribaptistsamfundet 100 år, red. Eric Hansson, Fribaptistsamfundets förlag, Habo, 1972
  2. ^ Fribaptistsamfundet 100 år, p 38
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