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The Pentecostal Church of Finland | |
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Abbreviation | SHK |
Classification | Protestant |
Orientation | Pentecostalism |
Polity | Congregational |
Executive manager | Kauko Matikainen |
Board chair | Kauko Uusila |
Distinct fellowships |
AOG PWF PEF |
Region | Finland |
Headquarters | Finland |
Origin | 2001 |
Other name(s) | Suomen helluntaikirkko |
Official website |
suomenhelluntaikirkko |
The Pentecostal Church of Finland ( Finnish: Suomen Helluntaikirkko, SHK) is a Pentecostal Christian denomination in Finland. It is a member of the Pentecostal World Fellowship, Pentecostal European Fellowship and World Assemblies of God Fellowship. Kauko Matikainen is executive manager. [1]
The Pentecostal Church of Finland (SHK) was registered as a religious Finnish community on September 15, 2001. The decision was made at a special meeting at which leaders or delegates from 131 of the Finnish Pentecostal movements 230 congregations were present. The question, however, had older roots; the debate about and inquiry into registration had lasted for a decade. [2]
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The Pentecostal Church of Finland | |
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Abbreviation | SHK |
Classification | Protestant |
Orientation | Pentecostalism |
Polity | Congregational |
Executive manager | Kauko Matikainen |
Board chair | Kauko Uusila |
Distinct fellowships |
AOG PWF PEF |
Region | Finland |
Headquarters | Finland |
Origin | 2001 |
Other name(s) | Suomen helluntaikirkko |
Official website |
suomenhelluntaikirkko |
The Pentecostal Church of Finland ( Finnish: Suomen Helluntaikirkko, SHK) is a Pentecostal Christian denomination in Finland. It is a member of the Pentecostal World Fellowship, Pentecostal European Fellowship and World Assemblies of God Fellowship. Kauko Matikainen is executive manager. [1]
The Pentecostal Church of Finland (SHK) was registered as a religious Finnish community on September 15, 2001. The decision was made at a special meeting at which leaders or delegates from 131 of the Finnish Pentecostal movements 230 congregations were present. The question, however, had older roots; the debate about and inquiry into registration had lasted for a decade. [2]