Who we are

Arken Bible Center is a non-denominational evangelical charismatic congregation and faith based ministry.
Arken is located north of Stock­holm, the capital of Sweden, and was founded in 1986 by its pastors Gunnar and Linda Bergling.

We received the calling from God to prepare a place for healing and restoration, a place where the weak and weary would receive salvation, new strength, freedom and joy from Jesus, and where believers would be equipped for the healing ministry.

Arken’s vision is based on Ezekiel 34:16 where the Lord says
“I will search for the lost and bring back the strays, I will bind up the injured and strengthen the weak.”

At Arken everything centers around Jesus.
When we gather, our purpose is to truly express our love for Him and give Him the opportunity to equip us and send us all over the world to fulfill the vision he has given to us. In our services we spend much time in praise and worship, abiding in the presence of God, teaching the Word of God and ministering to people in prayer led by the Holy Spirit. We believe in the biblical healing ministry and prayer with the laying on of hands in Jesus name. With a focus on Jesus and His redemption, we minister healing of the body and soul.

Today the congregation has an extensive ministry that reaches out across the world. Arken is a center that serves locally, nationally and internationally in education, leadership training and mis­sions, with 40 employees and many volunteers working in the various areas of the ministry.

 

What we do

Ministry in Sweden and Scandinavia
Arken’s Bible School, ‘Jesus Heals and Restores’, gives a firm foundation in the Word of God, helps students establish a strong personal relationship with Jesus and provides practical experience in ministering to people in the power of the Holy Spirit. The school offers a 3-year training program and a 1-year program for personal healing and restoration.

Our Healing Center offers personal intercessory prayer, counseling, a telephone prayer line, Healing Days and instruction courses for prayer teams and intercessors. In addition, conferences and seminars with speakers from around the world are arranged every month. Twice a year we hold our extensive healing conference ‘Jesus Heals and Restores’ where pastors Gunnar and Linda Bergling – with a team of intercessors – minister to people in the healing anointing.

Arken Bible Center also has a media and TV production ministry, youth and children’s ministry, nursery school, publishing house and  Christian health care company.

International ministry
Arken currently operates in 13 countries through 20 ongoing missions projects: building children’s homes, schools and clinics; supporting destitute children in slums; arranging pastors’ and leadership training seminars and Bible courses; and giving practical training in the biblical healing ministry. Our international ministry is built on longstanding personal relationships of transparency and trust with our partners.

Church of the Glory of God in Minsk is Arken’s daughter church in Belarus; and has the same vision of ministering healing and restoration. They offer a 1- year evening Bible School with the same concept as Arken.

In 2004 we sensed a calling from God to take the healing ministry to Israel. Since then, we have arranged several healing conferences in different parts of the nation.

If you want to learn more about biblical healing ministry, we would gladly visit and hold a seminar at your church. Our desire and hope is to be a blessing to your congregation as we bring the good news, the Gospel of Jesus Christ.

 

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