Sword of the Spirit| Abbreviation | SoS |
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| Formation | 1982 by Steve Clark |
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| Type | NGO |
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| Legal status | Association |
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| Purpose | Christian |
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Region served | Worldwide |
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Membership | more than 10,000 |
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Official language | English |
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President | Jean Barbara |
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| Website | www.swordofthespirit.net |
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The Sword of the Spirit, abbreviated SoS is an ecumenical Christian association comprised of 65 Christian communities located in 25 countries around the world which has for main objective to bring together Christians in different parts of the world for a common mission.
[1]
The name, "Sword of the Spirit" comes from the Bible :
"Take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God".
Ephesians 6:17 (NIV), (NKJV)
The "sword of the Spirit" is a spiritual weapon, the Word of God.
[2]
The Word of God was formed in 1970 by four men, Steve Clark, Jim Cavnar, Ralph Martin and Gerry Rauch as a student evangelistic outreach at the University of Michigan.
In 1982, the Word of God founded the Sword of the Spirit, an ecumenical association that groups Christian communities around the world under a same banner, a community of communities.
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Communities around the world
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Alphabetically, by country, then by community.[4]
| Name
|
City
|
Country
|
| Jerusalem |
Brussels |
Belgium
|
| Jesus the Good Shepherd |
Toronto |
Canada
|
| Servants of God |
Ottawa |
Canada
|
| Comunidad Emmanuel |
Cali |
Colombia
|
| El Gozo del Señor |
Santa Fe de Bogota |
Colombia
|
| Comunidad Árbol de Vida |
San Jose |
Costa Rica
|
| Comunidad Cuerpo de Cristo |
Santo Domingo |
Dominican Republic
|
| Jesús es el Señor |
Cuenca |
Ecuador
|
| Jesús es el Señor |
Guayaquil |
Ecuador
|
| Jesús es el Señor |
Quito |
Ecuador
|
| Antioch |
London |
England
|
| Patmos |
Suva |
Figi
|
| Brot des Lebens |
Munich |
Germany
|
| Dios Refugio y Fortaleza |
Guatemala City |
Guatemala
|
| Fortaleza de Dios |
San Pedro Sula |
Honduras
|
| La Viña del Senor |
El Mochito |
Honduras
|
| Victoria de Dios |
Tegucigalpa |
Honduras
|
| Community of the Good Shepherd |
Vasai |
India
|
| Community of Jesus: Light of the World |
Mumbai |
India
|
| Krist Kiran Parivar |
Pune |
India
|
| Genesis Community |
Jakarta |
Indonesia
|
| Community of Nazareth |
Dublin |
Ireland
|
| Charis |
Belfast |
Northern Ireland
|
| "Loussavorchi Gantegh" (Illuminator’s Lamp) |
Beirut (Armenian Community) |
Lebanon
|
| The People of God |
Beirut |
Lebanon
|
| Betania |
Acapulco |
Mexico
|
| Comunidad Jésed |
Monterrey |
Mexico
|
| Incienso de Dios |
Xalapa |
Mexico
|
| Misericordia de Dios |
Zitacuaro |
Mexico
|
| Sagrada Familia |
Tampico |
Mexico
|
| Verbum Dei |
Mexicali |
Mexico
|
| The Lamb of God |
Christchurch and 14 other locations |
New Zealand
|
| Comunidad de Cristo Resucitado |
Chontales |
Nicaragua
|
| La Ciudad de Dios |
Managua |
Nicaragua
|
| Pequeño Israel |
Granada |
Nicaragua
|
| Ang Buhing Pulong |
Malaybalay |
Philippines
|
| Ang Kahayag Sa Dios |
Cagayan de Oro |
Philippines
|
| Ang Ligaya ng Panginoon |
Manila |
Philippines
|
| Divine Family of God Community |
Iligan |
Philippines
|
| Holy Trinity Community |
Davao |
Philippines
|
| Ilaw ng Panginoon |
Dagupan City |
Philippines
|
| People of God Community |
Cagayan de Oro |
Philippines
|
| Risen Lord's Vineyard |
Manila |
Philippines
|
| City on a Hill |
Bielsko-Biala |
Poland
|
| Comunidade Boa Nova |
Lisbon |
Portugal
|
| Muralla de Dios |
Guaynabo and Hatillo |
Puerto Rico
|
| Community of the Risen Christ |
Glasgow |
Scotland
|
| The Servant of the Lord |
Singapore |
Singapore
|
| El Señorio de Jesús |
Vitoria |
Spain
|
| Palabra de Vida |
Madrid |
Spain
|
| Christ’s Ardent Disciples |
Detroit, Michigan |
United States of America
|
| City on the Hill Community |
Buena Park, California |
United States of America
|
| The City of God |
Saginaw, Michigan |
United States of America
|
| Community of Christ the Redeemer |
Saint Paul, Minnesota |
United States of America
|
| El Camino |
Westfield, Massachusetts |
United States of America
|
| Family of Faith |
Union, New Jersey |
United States of America
|
| Joy of the Lord |
Detroit, Michigan |
United States of America
|
| La Nueva Jerusalén |
Miami, Florida |
United States of America
|
| Morning Star |
Jackson, Michigan |
United States of America
|
| The People of God |
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
United States of America
|
| People of God’s Love |
Columbus, Ohio |
United States of America
|
| People of Hope |
Newark, New Jersey |
United States of America
|
| Triumph of the Cross |
Fredericksburg, Maryland |
United States of America
|
| Word of Life |
Ann Arbor and Ypsilanti, Michigan |
United States of America
|
| The Work of Christ Community |
East Lansing, Michigan |
United States of America
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