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Svenska kyrkan

Evangelical Lutheran church in Sweden

svenskakyrkan.se

Headquarters: Uppsala, Sweden
Company type: Nonprofit
Number of employees: 10,000+
Industry: Religious Organizations

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In short: Svenska kyrkan implemented new guidelines for hiring priests to ensure same-sex marriages while addressing ongoing membership declines.

Company announcements

June 25 Svenska kyrkan

The Church of Sweden prepares humanitarian efforts after the earthquakes in Venezuela

Two strong quakes have caused enormous destruction and great need for shelter, food and water.

June 1 Svenska kyrkan

Church of Sweden rejects proposal on revocation of citizenship

The Church Board's executive committee warns that it risks weakening the principle of equal standing before the law and splitting families.

May 20 Svenska kyrkan

The Church of Sweden informs about legislative proposals in the parliament.

The proposals concern migration, social security and legal policy and affect vulnerable people.

May 5 Svenska kyrkan

The Church of Sweden collects 34.9 million kronor in the Lent Campaign 2026

Engagement in parishes and creative activities increased the collection. Digital donations and competition collection boxes contributed strongly. The money saves lives via partner organizations.

Media coverage

July 30 MSN

Church's business: 'Not all-time high but close'

Goats that eat brush, QR codes for music and old gravestones that become benches. When the Church of Sweden does business, the creativity is great. The clergy salary assets are the name of...

May 10 SVT Nyheter

The Church of Sweden apologizes for the dark history of the workhouses

On Sunday, the Church of Sweden together with the Swedish Tornedalians' National Association held a service as a continuation of the reconciliation process and Archbishop Martin Modéus apologized. - Reconciliation...

May 6 Yle

Association in Larsmo installs pastors and calls itself congregation – the bishop: "Does not follow the church's order" | Ostrobothnia | Swedish Yle

Risöhäll prayer house congregation gets help from the Ingrian church to ordain its own pastors. The bishop now receives calls from worried Laestadians.

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The church is losing members: "Always goes in cycles"

The Church of Sweden's membership continues to decline. According to a forecast, only one third of the population will be members in 2050. Mats Rydinger, rector in Solna parish, believes that...

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