Finnish Baptist Church

{{Infobox Christian denomination

|name= Finnish Baptist Church

|native_name=Suomen Baptistikirkko

|main_classification=Evangelical Christianity

|theology=Baptist

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|associations=European Baptist Federation
Baptist World Alliance
Finnish Ecumenical Council

|area=Finland

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|headquarters=Helsinki

|founded_date=1903

|congregations= 18

|members= 900

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|website={{URL|baptisti.fi}}

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Finnish Baptist Church ({{langx|fi|Suomen Baptistikirkko}}) is a Baptist Christian denomination 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

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The Convention has its origins in a Swedish mission in Föglö, Åland in 1854. William H. Brackney, Historical Dictionary of the Baptists, Scarecrow Press, USA, 2009, p. 217 The first Finnish Baptist congregation near Pori was founded in 1870 by Henriksson. Robert E. Johnson, A Global Introduction to Baptist Churches, Cambridge University Press, UK, 2010, p. 192 The Finnish Baptist Union was officially formed in 1903. William H. Brackney, Historical Dictionary of the Baptists, Scarecrow Press, USA, 2009, p. 217 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.{{cite web|url=https://baptistworld.org/baptist-union-of-poland/|title=Baptist Union of Poland|website=baptistworld.org|access-date=May 5, 2023}}

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.{{Cite web |last=Uutiset |first=Olli Seppälä |title="Olemme 100-prosenttisesti baptisteja ja suomalaisia" |url=https://www.kotimaa.fi/artikkeli/olemme-100-prosenttisesti-baptisteja-ja-suomalaisia/ |date=2015-05-16 |access-date=2023-01-23 |website=Kotimaa |language=fi}} They affirm the basic Protestant doctrines of the five solae and general Baptist doctrines such as memorialism and credobaptism.{{Cite web |title=Mihin uskomme? – Baptistikirkko verkossa |url=https://baptisti.fi/mihin-uskomme/ |access-date=2023-10-06 |language=fi}}

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

References

External links

[https://baptisti.fi/ Official website] (in Finnish)

Category:Organisations based in Finland

Category:Baptist Christianity in Finland

Category:Baptist denominations in Europe

Category:History of Christianity in Finland