Löten Church

Coordinates: 59°52′42″N 17°38′48″E / 59.87833°N 17.64667°E / 59.87833; 17.64667
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Löten Church
Lötenkyrkan
Löten Church
Map
LocationUppsala
CountrySweden
DenominationChurch of Sweden
History
Consecrated1970 (1970)
Administration
DioceseUppsala
ParishOld Uppsala

The Löten Church (Swedish: Lötenkyrkan) is a church located at Heidenstam Square, in Uppsala, Sweden, and is a district church of Gamla Uppsala Parish. Lötenkyrkan is one of forty partner churches that exist between the Church of Sweden and the Swedish Evangelical Mission. Hans Lindholm serves as the pastor of the Church.[1]

Mission of the Löten Church[edit]

The Löten Church has a mission to reach Ethiopia, serving in the hospital in Aira in western Ethiopia. Two workers from the church work as a doctor (orthopedist) and a nurse, concentrating primarily on diabetic patients.

There are others who are involved in the teaching field, like teaching Theology at EGST (Ethiopian Graduate School of Theology), English at Mekane Yesus Church Training Centre in Addis Ababa etc.

Cross Culture[edit]

The church has a Fresh Expressions community[2] with an international focus called "Cross Culture" led by Löten Church's youth pastor, Edward.L.Thomas. Cross Culture has drawn special attention from youth, international students from Uppsala University, immigrants, and multicultural families in Uppsala since September 2009.

This community meets every Sunday for worship at 13:30 (1:30 p.m.), which consists of worship, preaching, Sunday School, prayer and fellowship.[3]

Reference list[edit]

  1. ^ "Lötenkyrkan". Archived from the original on 2010-08-25. Retrieved 2010-10-05.
  2. ^ "Home". freshexpressions.org.uk.
  3. ^ http://www.cross-culture.tk Archived 2012-03-13 at the Wayback Machine

59°52′42″N 17°38′48″E / 59.87833°N 17.64667°E / 59.87833; 17.64667