ThePentecostal Alliance of Independent Churches (Swedish:Pingst - fria församlingar i samverkan, Pingst FFS) is aPentecostalChristian denomination in Sweden. It is a member of thePentecostal World Fellowship.
Pelle Hörnmark took over as leader for second time in 2024, having previously led the movement from 2008-2016.[1]
The movement has its origins in the establishment of the first Pentecostal church inStockholm in 1910.[2]
In 2001, the Pentecostal Alliance of Independent Churches was founded.[3]
In 2017, the denomination had 439 churches and 87,392 members.[4]
PMU Interlife is anon-governmentalhumanitarian organization established by the Pentecostal Alliance in 1965 and originally called Pentecostal Mission's Third World Aid. PMU Interlife manages international development efforts with the support of theSwedish International Development Cooperation Agency.[5]
Together with theSwedish Alliance Mission and theEvangelical Free Church in Sweden, the church operates theAcademy for Leadership and Theology [sv] (ALT).[6]