Who are we?
We are
WOLI (Word of Life International) is an international association of churches. The churches are located mainly in Scandinavia, Russia, Ukraine, Armenia, Georgia, the Baltic states, Central and east Europe, Azerbajdzjan, Central Asia, Vietnam and India.
WOLI is the union for the national and regional associations of churches. The local churches in the network belong to the national association through the main centers. Each center is represented in the board of WOLI through their senior pastor.
The main centres are :
Word of Life Sweden as a center for Word of Life Europe, India and Africa
Word of Life in Yerevan as a center for Armenia and Georgia
Word of Life Moscow as a center for Russia, Central Asia and Vietnam
WOLI is the union for the national and regional associations of churches. The local churches in the network belong to the national association through the main centers. Each center is represented in the board of WOLI through their senior pastor.
The main centres are :
Word of Life Sweden as a center for Word of Life Europe, India and Africa
Word of Life in Yerevan as a center for Armenia and Georgia
Word of Life Moscow as a center for Russia, Central Asia and Vietnam
The Board of WOLI
The Board of WOLI
Christian Åkerhielm
President of «Word of Life International», head of the international department at «Word of Life» in Uppsala, Sweden
Christian Åkerhielm
President of the Word of Life International, head of international department at Word of Life church in Uppsala, Sweden
Senior pastors for the main centers in WOLI
- Janne BlomSenior Pastor of Word of Life church in Uppsala, Sweden, the first church in the movement founded in 1983
- Artur SimonyanThe Bishop and Senior Pastor of Word of Life church in Armenia, one of the largest local churches on the territory of CIS and Middle East
- Matts-Ola IshoelThe Bishop and Senior Pastor of Word of Life church in Moscow, Russia, one of the largest churches in all of Russia
Pastors and leaders of WOLI centers
- Carl-Gustaf SeverinPreacher and evangelist, the honored WOLI Board member
- Rune BorgsoPastor of Word of Life churches in Europe, Bible teacher
- Vasily VityukPastor, the founder of the union of Word of Life churches in KHMAO, Russia
- Sergey NepomnyashchikhSenior pastor of the «Cornerstone» union within WOLI
- Oleg PopovThe Second Pastor of Word of Life church in Moscow, Russia
- Aleksander NeretinPastor, Executive director of Word of Life church in Moscow, Russia
Word of Life's vision
forms all activity within WOLI
forms all activity within WOLI
Equip the people of God with the word of faith
Show them their spiritual weapons
Teach them how to use these weapons
Send them out in victorious battle for the Lord
Show them their spiritual weapons
Teach them how to use these weapons
Send them out in victorious battle for the Lord
Our mission as an association is:
To establish the identity and beliefs for the Word of Life churches
To coordinate missions and church planting within the movement
To build relationships and structures within our network of churches
To help pastors with standards for their leadership and conduct
To be a recourse for our churches in media, theology, family issues, ethics and missions- The WOLI network of leaders meet at the WOLI Congress every second year
Our main centers
Europe, India and Africa
Armenia and Georgia
Russia, Central Asia and Vietnam
OUR DNA IS OUR SPIRITUAL SELF-IDENTITY
We acknowledge the following 5 points to be the most significant in identifying who we are
Proclaiming the GospelWe do believe in the importance of the Good News of salvation, which is given to every human being through the Lord Jesus Christ. The gospel is proclaimed not only through words, but also through the lifestyle of every believer. We see it as our duty to preserve the power, purity, significance and soundness of the Gospel.
Faith teachingFor believers in Christ, something bigger is important than just intellectual agreement with certain dogmas and principles of Christian doctrines. We believe that a Christian must have personal faith in the written Word of God; he must try to live according to his faith and build living relationships with the Lord.
Life in SpiritThe nature of the Lord is unchangeable, and He still works in Christians' lives the same way as in the times of the apostles. The guidance and leadership He provides through the Spirit, who gives us power and grace for life and ministry, strengthens us in our infirmities, guides and leads us, sanctifies and comforts, heals, and transforms.
MissionWe devote ourselves to the involvement and fulfillment of the Great Commandment of Jesus Christ, which is spoken to us in the Bible in Matthew 28:18–20 and Mark 16:15–18. We believe it is important to support missions, run humanitarian and social work, and plant churches in our countries as well as abroad.
UnityWe desire to fulfill our part in the global work of the Church as the Body of Christ. We strive to respect other Christian churches, avoid sectarianism and elitism, and avoid divisions and arrogance.