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Mar 18, 2015 · When Word of Life, a Swedish megachurch, had their founder step down last year after his conversion to Roman Catholicism, chaos could have ensued. Instead, the opposite happened. The church, known for advocating unity, replaced Ulf Ekman with Joakim Lundqvist and saw attendance increase by 20 percent.
Sep 16, 2014 · Gerdmar’s move comes just a few months after Ulf Ekman—his colleague, pastor, friend and mentor for almost 30 years—decided to convert to Roman Catholicism. The unexpected move sent shock waves throughout Sweden’s small community of charismatic Protestant believers—most of whom were raised Lutheran.
Ulf Ekman (born 8 December 1950) is a former charismatic pastor and the founder of the Livets Ord (Word of Life) organization in Sweden, which brought the Word of Faith movement to that country. Ekman is now a Catholic .
Apr 18, 2019 · STOCKHOLM — Five years ago, Ulf and Birgitta Ekman surprised the world of evangelical Protestantism by leaving the Swedish megachurch they founded to come into full communion with the Catholic...
- Peter Jesserer Smith
Mar 11, 2014 · The Swedish Evangelical Alliance has responded to former megachurch leader Ulf Ekman s decision to convert to Roman Catholicism, praising him for all his efforts in bringing the Word of God to Swedes
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The congregation was founded in Uppsala by Ulf Ekman on May 24, 1983. [ 1] In 1987, it dedicated its new building in Uppsala. [ 2] In 2012, it founded Word of Life International, an association of churches it helped establish around the world. [ 3]
Ulf Ekman is the founder and former pastor of Word of Life, Sweden. Now Catholic, author, speaker, e.
