Finnish Baptist Church
Suomen Baptistikirkko
ClassificationEvangelical Christianity
TheologyBaptist
AssociationsEuropean Baptist Federation
Baptist World Alliance
Finnish Ecumenical Council
RegionFinland
HeadquartersHelsinki
Origin1903
Congregations18
Members900
Official websitebaptisti.fi

Finnish Baptist Church (Finnish: Suomen Baptistikirkko) is a Baptist Christian association of churches in Finland. It is a member of the Finnish Ecumenical Council, the European Baptist Federation and the Baptist World Alliance. The headquarters is in Helsinki. The Baptist Church of Finland has highest number of congregations in Central Finland. The largest congregations are located in Jyväskylä, Tampere and Turku.

History

A Baptist Church in Tampere

The Convention has its origins in a Swedish mission in Föglö, Åland in 1854. [1] The first Finnish Baptist congregation near Pori was founded in 1870 by Henriksson. [2] The Finnish Baptist Union was officially formed in 1903. [3] In 2009, the Finnish Baptist Union changed its name to the Finnish Baptist Church.

According to a census published by the association in 2023, it claimed 18 churches and 900 members.[4]

Beliefs

Many among the Finnish Baptist church have been influenced doctrinally by Lutheranism. Finnish Baptists generally aren't Charismatic, though some have moderate continuationist views.[5] They affirm the basic Protestant doctrines of the five solae and general Baptist doctrines such as memorialism and credobaptism.[6]

The Finnish Baptist Church does not ordain women and is theologically conservative.[5]

References

  1. ↑ William H. Brackney, Historical Dictionary of the Baptists, Scarecrow Press, USA, 2009, p. 217
  2. ↑ Robert E. Johnson, A Global Introduction to Baptist Churches, Cambridge University Press, UK, 2010, p. 192
  3. ↑ William H. Brackney, Historical Dictionary of the Baptists, Scarecrow Press, USA, 2009, p. 217
  4. ↑ "Baptist Union of Poland". baptistworld.org. Retrieved May 5, 2023.
  5. 1 2 Uutiset, Olli Seppälä (2015-05-16). ""Olemme 100-prosenttisesti baptisteja ja suomalaisia"". Kotimaa (in Finnish). Retrieved 2023-01-23.
  6. ↑ "Mihin uskomme? – Baptistikirkko verkossa" (in Finnish). Retrieved 2023-10-06.


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