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Sword of the Spirit
AbbreviationSoS
Formation1982 by Steve Clark
TypeNGO
Legal statusAssociation
PurposeChristian
Region served
Worldwide
Membership
more than 10,000
Official language
English
President
Jean Barbara
Websitewww.swordofthespirit.net

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

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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]

History

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The Word of God Community

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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. [3]

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

Online Magazine

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Living Bulwark is a monthly online magazine published by the Sword of the Spirit.[5]

References

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  1. ^ "The Sword of the Spirit". The Sword of the Spirit. 2006. Retrieved 2008-08-15. {{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
  2. ^ "About the name".
  3. ^ "Living Bulwark, Word of life".
  4. ^ "SoS communities".
  5. ^ "SoS magazine, Living Bulwark".
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