Swedish Evangelical Mission
| Swedish Evangelical Mission | |
|---|---|
| Evangeliska Fosterlands-Stiftelsen | |
Möllebacken Church in Karlskrona. | |
| Classification | Protestant/Lutheran |
| Orientation | Low church Lutheran/Evangelical Lutheran |
| Origin | 7 May 1856 |
| Other name(s) | Fosterländska stiftelsen för Evangelii befrämjande |
| Publications | Budbäraren |
| Official website | https://www.efs.nu |
The Swedish Evangelical Mission (SEM) (Swedish: Evangeliska Fosterlands-Stiftelsen 'Evangelical Homeland Foundation', EFS) is an independent, low-church, New Evangelical (Swedish: nyevangelisk) movement within the Church of Sweden. Described as "middle-of-the-road" due to maintaining its independence within the church while not separating from it, the association emphasizes the importance of lay involvement and is rooted in 19th-century Swedish revivalism and the Mission Friends movement.