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Word of Life Christian Church, in New Hartford, New York; Kale Heywet Word of Life Church, church in Ethiopia; Livets Ord (Swedish for "Word of Life"), a church founded by Ulf Ekman; Born Again Movement (From the subtitle of Yalin Xin's book) Large Asian House-Church Network/Fellowship; Word of Life Bible Church, headquartered in Warri, Nigeria
Word of Life (Swedish: Livets Ord) is a megachurch in Uppsala and an international association of churches, within the Swedish Word of Faith movement. Livets Ord is the foremost example of the Neo-charismatic movement in Sweden, closely related to Word of Faith, and it may be viewed as a Swedish expression of similar Pentecostal elements in American Christianity.
In 1940, Word of Life Fellowship Bible Conference was founded by Jack Wyrtzen. [1] In 1941, he founded the Word of Life Camp Ministry, and in 1946 he purchased an island on Schroon Lake, New York, and opened Word of Life Camp in 1947. [2]
Word of Life (often called "Touchdown Jesus") is a mural on the side of Hesburgh Library, on the University of Notre Dame campus in Notre Dame, Indiana. The artwork measures 134 feet (41 m) high and 68 feet (21 m) wide.
John Von Casper "Jack" Wyrtzen (April 22, 1913 – April 17, 1996) was an American youth evangelist and founder of Word of Life ministries, which operates Christian camps, conference centers and Bible institutes. Wyrtzen produced the Word of Life radio program, heard by a nationwide audience. He led the organization for fifty years until his ...
Word of Life Bible Church believes that the Holy Bible consisting of 66 books is the inspired, authoritative and infallible word of God and center its teachings on this belief. [13] The church also holds in account the belief in the Trinity. [14] From the commands found in the Bible, the church believe: In Repentance towards God. Acts 3:19.
In October 2015, 19-year-old Lucas Leonard died from injuries sustained during repeated and severe beatings at the Word of Life Christian Church in Chadwicks, New York. The beatings were part of "spiritual counseling" for Lucas and his 17-year old brother Christopher, who survived with severe injuries.
Ekman and Word of Life always responded to this criticism by saying that they strongly believed in God's promises in the Bible. [citation needed] Ekman claimed that a false image was created in the Swedish media on Word of Life as being against, for example, disabled persons, when the outspoken message was that God promises deliverance from ...