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20 YEARS

FOUNDATION AND DEVELOPMENT

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We are the Word of Life Vietnam Church, a member of the Word of Life International Church. The Word of Life movement began in Uppsala (Sweden) in 1983 by pastor Ulf Ekman and spread to Scandinavia, Russia, Ukraine, Armenia, Georgia, the Baltic states, Central and Eastern Europe, Azerbaijan, Central Asia, India and Vietnam. Born by vision, and walking with God, that may be the brief summary of the entire history and development of the Word of Life Vietnam Church. Starting in 2004, from “a small flock”, after 20 years, God has expanded the Church, spreading throughout 63 provinces in Vietnam and to Southeast Asian countries, with many facilities, buildings, developing ministries, and gifted pastors, bringing influence not only to the community but also to the authorities. This small book will summarize the miraculous things that God has done through very ordinary people who dare to “live by faith”. May God continue to accompany and guide the Church in His ways, and help the Church fulfill all the missions that Hehas given on earth. May all the glory and honor belong to only God. Amen!

Equipt my people with

Show them their

word of faith

spiritual weapons

they had

Teach them how to use them

And
send
them
out
in

victorious battle for the Lord

from the Prophecy of God through Pastor Christian Åkerhielm

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Word of Life Church Vietnam in numbers

>250

Churches and groups all over Vietnam

>15

Churches in Laos

60

out of 63 provinces has churches or group 

>12.000

believers in Vietnam

35

Churches have been granted licenses

189

Pastors and evangelists

The milestones in 20 years

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2000

PREPARATION PERIOD

In 2000, Mr. Pham Tuan Nhuong, his wife and 11-month-old daughter returned to Vietnam to survey and had a vision to build a church for believers returning from Russia and their relatives.

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2002

FIRST CHRISTMAS AND SMALL GROUPS 

Pham Tuan Nhuong's family officially returned at the end of 2002. The first Christmas 2002 was held in Duc Giang - Gia Lam - Hanoi and then small groups were built with many difficulties, persecution..

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2004

OFFICIAL ESTABLISHMENT OF THE WORD OF LIFE CHURCH IN VIETNAM

In April 2004, Christian Pastor of the Word of Life Church in Sweden came to Vietnam. God used him to prophesy and announce the establishment of the Word of Life Church in Vietnam. At the same time, God gave through Ms. Pham Tuan Nhuong the vision that Word of Life Church in Vietnam will be a center of Word of Life International..

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2005

THE FIRST BIBLE COURSE

In 2005, the first Bible course was held in Dong Anh. Today, many of these students have become pastors, teachers and missionaries and are still serving in the Church.

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2007

CHRISTMAS AT THE CENTRAL CIRCUS

In 2007, God gave the church a vision of “a city on a mountain with a lamp on its feet,” and God brought the church to the public. The church held a Christmas event at the central circus with about 1,000 people attending and more than 200 people accepted Jesus.

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2009

HISTORIC CHRISTMAS - OFFICIALLY MOVE TO HANOI

In 2009, the official group location moved to the center of Hanoi city at Ga 36 in Le Van Thiem street, Thanh Xuan district. Celebrate a historic Christmas at the national stadium with the community.

During a missionary conference in Hong Kong, God gave Pastor Pham Tuan Nhuong a vision of the Word of Life Church being present in all 63 provinces and cities and the responsibility of evangelizing other countries.

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2010

CHRISTMAS AT THE NATIONAL CONVENTION CENTER

God said “if you are as one, you can do anything” - reaching out with a spirit of unity, nothing is impossible. This is also the time that the Word of Life Church invited many other churches to attend and declared as one. This was the beginning of the churches working together later.

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2011

ESTABLISHMENT OF THE INDOCHINA MISSIONARY ASSOCIATION

In 2011, the Indochina Missionary Association was officially established with the goal of evangelizing to all 63 provinces and cities and surrounding countries.

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2014

THE FIRST FACILITY IN BAO SON

In 2014, with God's provision, the first facility of Word of Life Church was built in Bao Son, Hanoi. Other provinces and cities continue to open many new churches. The church celebrated its 10th birthday at Tien Sa Lake. Opening churches in South Hanoi with the tap root - cluster root model

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2017

OFFICIAL MEETING IN DETECH

In 2017, the Hanoi Word of Life Church had official meeting place at Detech with a spacious and modern meeting room. The church played an important role in the event commemorating the 500th anniversary of the Protestant Reformation, expanding international relations as well as with other churches in the Protestant Community.

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2019

VISION GOAL FOR THE NEXT 10 YEARS

In 2019 the church celebrated its 15th birthday at ForeverMark and God began to give friends “in a high place” (establishing a relationship with the city government). Also this year, the Church clearly defined its goals for the next 5-10 years. The Jewish ministry, the Watchtower of Prayer, and the Love Your Neighbor ministry were officially established. Ethnic and missionary work to Laos began to take place. Many new churches and groups have been opened nationwide.

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2021

FLEXIBLY DURING COVID.

In 2021, during the height of COVID, the Church focuses on developing volunteer activities through the Love Your Neighbor ministry.

Meetings as well as prayer and Bible courses are held in a combination of in-person and online. The communication channel reached new levels and influenced many people.

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2024

LOOKING UP

2023 is the year of "pound your stakes deep", the Church completes the organizational structure and ministries to move into 2024, the year of expanding and reaching out to international work.

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Looking back after 20 years, I see that this is truly the work of God, not of man. Our church only does one thing: follow the vision and do what God leads. Although we encountered many difficulties, challenges and persecutions in the early days, God still accompanied us, opened doors and performed many miracles for His church.

Vision and goals for the next 5-10 years

2019-2029

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Map of Word of Life groups and churches nationwide

Word of Life Church Vietnam

Office: 21st floor, Viwaseen office building, 48 To Huu, Trung Van, Hanoi

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