Occupation Bishop Role Editor Name August Arvidson | Denomination Methodist Religion Christian | |
Born October 13, 1883 ( 1883-10-13 ) Jarpas , Sweden |
August Theodor Arvidson (born October 13, 1883) was a bishop of The Methodist Church in Sweden.
Arvidson was born in Järpas, Sweden to Lutheran parents. He was converted to Methodism in his youth and joined the Methodist Church in Gothenburg in 1901. He joined Sveriges Arskonferens (Swedish Conference) in full connection in 1909.
Prior to his election to the Episcopacy in 1946, he served as a Pastor, District Superintendent, book editor and manager. As Bishop he served the Central Conference of Northern Europe of the Methodist Church. He also served for a time as the President of the National Free Church Council and as a member of the Ecumenical Council of Sweden and the Nordic Inst., Sigtuna.
Selected writings
References
August Theodor Arvidson Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA