The Pentecostal Church of Finland explained

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]

History

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]

Board chairs

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Contact information . 2023-05-01 . Suomen Helluntaikirkko . The Pentecostal Church of Finland . FI .
  2. Book: Mantsinen, Teemu T. . Moberg . Jessica . Skjoldli . Jane . 2018 . Charismatic Christianity in Finland, Norway and Sweden . The Finnish Pentecostal Movement: An Analysis of Internal Struggle as a Process of Habitual Division. Springer Nature . . 978-3-319-69613-3.