In 1918, premises were purchased at Sveavägen 45 (now the Grand cinema), which were dedicated in September 1921, holding 1,500 people.
In order to prevent congregations from being expelled, as happened in 1913, the Pentecostal movement has chosen not to join a larger association.
The Filadelfia Church in Stockholm has been the leading Pentecostal congregation in Sweden in several respects since its foundation.
The congregation also did extensive social work through its Räddningsmission ('Rescue Mission), which was responsible for feeding the unemployed and homeless.
When the Philadelphia congregation bought a lodging ship from Gröna Lund, Arken (the Ark), and offered homeless people overnight accommodation in it, it attracted a lot of attention and authorities intervened to stop the activities.