The Pentecostal Church of Finland | |
Abbreviation: | SHK |
Main Classification: | Protestant |
Orientation: | Pentecostalism |
Polity: | Congregational |
Leader Title: | Executive manager |
Leader Name: | Esko Matikainen |
Leader Title1: | Board chair |
Leader Name1: | Kauko Uusila |
Fellowships: | AOG PWF PEF |
Area: | Finland |
Headquarters: | Finland |
Founded Date: | 2001 |
Other Names: | Suomen helluntaikirkko |
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. Esko 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]