Equmenia
| Founded | November 17, 2007 |
|---|---|
| Type | Christian youth organization |
| Focus | Christianity, children's rights, democracy |
| Location | |
| Origins | SMU, SBUF, and MKU |
Area served | Sweden |
| Method | Scouting, music, athletics, youth and child activities |
Members | 39,000 |
Key people | Carin Dernulf (Secretary General) Johan Nilsson (Chairman of the Board) |
Employees | 14 |
| Website | www.equmenia.se |
Equmenia, officially written equmenia, is a
Swedish Guide and Scout Association. Equmenia is, through SMU-scout, one of five members of the umbrella organization Svenska Scoutrådet, which is a member of World Organization of the Scout Movement and World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts
.
Equmenia is the youth organization affiliated with
United Methodist Church of Sweden
.
Name and logo
The name equmenia stems from the word ekumenik (English: ecumenism) and the abbreviation EQ, emotional intelligence. The logo of the organization takes the form of a cross to denote the Christian connection of Equmenia. The name is supposed to be spelled in only lowercase letters.[1]
See also
- Svenska Missionskyrkans Ungdom Scout
- Mission Covenant Church of Sweden
- Baptist Union of Sweden
References
- ^ Om equmenia at equmenia.se (in Swedish) Archived September 13, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
