Dusty -- I have no research sites to give you, but here is what I have from research into my great-great grandparents --- --- 10-27-1858 Summoned to Lund “Lund is where the diocesen court was located. Persons joining churches other than the state church (Evangelical Lutheran) were sometimes called before this court to account for their actions. I’m presuming that is what happened here, since they are noted as Baptists, so could have joined that church in 1859.“ (as per Genealogical Library, Utah) He was summoned to Lund to the diocesen court. That is what happened to many dissenters, e.g. Baptists. They were questioned, threatened and sometimes imprisoned. Since the Lutheran Church was a State Church the police authorities were involved and quite a few were brought before the court. It would be very interesting to hear what happened when Nicholas was questioned by "domkapitlet" (the court) in Lund. Was persecution or bad behavior from the authorities a reason for their emigration? I think that he was baptized and had joined the Baptists before October 1858 and that this was the reason for summoning him to Lund. The local priest had probably reported to the bishop. The Baptist Church in Yngsjö (Åhus) was founded in 1856. --- On 7/7/2015 9:04 AM, Barbara Young via wrote: > Hi Dusty, > > Some of my tree - siblings of - were Baptists. They moved to another > location where they would be among them.I don't know where, but have > felt it was in Sweden. > Barbara > On 7/7/2015 11:45 AM, Dusty Gorman via wrote: >> Hello, >> >> I am looking for some information on the history of religion in Sweden. >> Specifically, I am looking for information on recognized and unrecognized >> nonconformist religions in Sweden and what that meant. I was listening to >> a webinar on Scandinavian genealogy and this came up. I think it may >> answer a couple of questions I have about one of my ancestors. I think she >> may have been a part of an unrecognized nonconformist religion. I have >> been unable to find a source to give me more information on this subject. >> Would anyone be able to point me to a source that could explain this to >> me? Thank you in advance for any information you can give me. >> >> Dusty >> --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus

Paul Petter Waldenström (20 July 1838 in Luleå – 14 July 1917) was an historical figure in Swedish "Free" theology and Pietism. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Petter_Waldenstr%C3%B6m A few more interesting articles: Both of these groups have ell known colleges and seminaries in the Chicago area. The pietists Evangelical Covenant Church: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evangelical_Covenant_Church North Park College, North Park College, Swedish Covenant Hospital. The denomination as around 178,000 members The Evangelical Free Church --Trinity International University Trinity College in Deerfield Illinois. The denomination has around 372,000 members. The Evangelical Free Church is similar in belief to many Baptist churches. -----Original Message----- From: sweden-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:sweden-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Joy Gulden via Sent: Tuesday, July 07, 2015 12:27 PM To: sweden@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [SWEDEN] Religion in Sweden Dusty -- I have no research sites to give you, but here is what I have from research into my great-great grandparents --- --- 10-27-1858 Summoned to Lund “Lund is where the diocesen court was located. Persons joining churches other than the state church (Evangelical Lutheran) were sometimes called before this court to account for their actions. I’m presuming that is what happened here, since they are noted as Baptists, so could have joined that church in 1859.“ (as per Genealogical Library, Utah) He was summoned to Lund to the diocesen court. That is what happened to many dissenters, e.g. Baptists. They were questioned, threatened and sometimes imprisoned. Since the Lutheran Church was a State Church the police authorities were involved and quite a few were brought before the court. It would be very interesting to hear what happened when Nicholas was questioned by "domkapitlet" (the court) in Lund. Was persecution or bad behavior from the authorities a reason for their emigration? I think that he was baptized and had joined the Baptists before October 1858 and that this was the reason for summoning him to Lund. The local priest had probably reported to the bishop. The Baptist Church in Yngsjö (Åhus) was founded in 1856. --- On 7/7/2015 9:04 AM, Barbara Young via wrote: > Hi Dusty, > > Some of my tree - siblings of - were Baptists. They moved to another > location where they would be among them.I don't know where, but have > felt it was in Sweden. > Barbara > On 7/7/2015 11:45 AM, Dusty Gorman via wrote: >> Hello, >> >> I am looking for some information on the history of religion in Sweden. >> Specifically, I am looking for information on recognized and >> unrecognized nonconformist religions in Sweden and what that meant. >> I was listening to a webinar on Scandinavian genealogy and this came >> up. I think it may answer a couple of questions I have about one of >> my ancestors. I think she may have been a part of an unrecognized >> nonconformist religion. I have been unable to find a source to give me more information on this subject. >> Would anyone be able to point me to a source that could explain this >> to me? Thank you in advance for any information you can give me. >> >> Dusty >> --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to SWEDEN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' (without the quotes) in the subject and the body of the message. If you wish to switch from List to Digest mode, or vice versa, unsubscribe from the list then send an email to SWEDEN-request@rootsweb.com with 'subscribe' (without the quotes) in both the subject and message body. When you confirm the new subscription you will have the option of subscribing to either "Digest" or "List." In digest mode you will receive a number of individual messages in one mailing. In list mode each message to the list is delivered individually. ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to SWEDEN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message