The Pentecostal Church of Finland

The Pentecostal Church of Finland
Saalem Temple in Helsinki
Abbreviation	SHK
Classification	Protestant
Orientation	Pentecostalism
Polity	Congregational
Executive manager	Esko Matikainen
Board chair	Kauko Uusila
Distinct fellowships	AOG PWF PEF
Region	Finland
Headquarters	Finland
Origin	2001
Other name(s)	Suomen helluntaikirkko
Official website	suomenhelluntaikirkko.fi

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

• 2003–2005: Valtter Luoto [fi]
• 2005–2009: Klaus Korhonen
• 2010: Vesa Pylvänäinen [fi]
• 2011–2015: Pekka Havupalo [fi]
• 2016: Usko Katto [fi]
• 2017–2020: Mika Yrjölä [fi]
• 2021: Helena Korhonen [fi]
• 2022–present: Kauko Uusila [fi]

References

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

External links

• Official website (in Finnish)