Austria
History of the Assemblies of God in Austria During the 1920Ős Swedish missionaries from the Filadelfia Church in Stockholm started to evangelize the Vienna area. Two Pentecostal churches were founded and then formed one church during the thirties with around 200 members. In 1936 all religious groups that were not supported by the government had to be closed and believers started to meet in smaller groups in private houses. After World War II they were allowed to meet again and began an intensive evangelistic work with only 30 believers. The small groups that began to form after the war were looking for orientation and support. In 1946, 26 preachers met together at Sattledt and founded the Free Christian Fellowship in Austria. Many German brothers came to help this new fellowship get started. During the 1960Ős, young Austrians started to go to the Bible school in Erzhausen, Germany and came back to work in their own country. Over the next few decades, the movement grew together with many nation wide ministries such as youth camps, a Bible school and an ICI program for all the churches. Map of Austria |
