Helsinki Finnish Methodist Church

Church in Helsinki, Finland

60°09′42.16″N 24°56′22.71″E / 60.1617111°N 24.9396417°E / 60.1617111; 24.9396417LocationPunavuori, HelsinkiCountryFinlandWebsiteHelsinki United Methodist ChurchHistoryFounded1894; 130 years ago (1894)AdministrationDioceseFinnish Methodist Church

The Helsinki Finnish Methodist Church (also known as the Helsinki Finnish Methodist Congregation; Finnish: Helsingin metodistiseurakunta; Finnish: Helsingfors finska metodistförsamling) is a Finnish Methodist congregation in Helsinki, Finland. It belongs to the Finnish Methodist Church [fi] and was founded in 1894. The current congregation building is located in the Punavuori district of Helsinki.

The congregation regularly organizes bilingual worship activities; mission circles, Bible evenings, moments of prayer and youth evenings also meet regularly in the congregation.^[1]

Helsinki also has another, Swedish-speaking Methodist congregation [fi].^[2]

History

The congregation was founded in 1894 and in the early days the congregation met in rented premises.^[3] In 1909, the congregation bought a wooden house in Punavuori. In 1928, the congregation started building a new church at the same place, and the congregation's wooden house was moved to Malmi. In 1929, a current church building was completed.^[1]

Sources

References

^ ^a ^b "Seurakunnasta" (in Finnish). Helsingin metodistiseurakunta. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
^ "Christ United Methodist Church". helsingfors.metodistkyrkan.fi. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
^ Rajamaa, Tapani (1 November 2014). "Helsingin metodistiseurakunta 120 vuotta" (PDF) (in Finnish). Retrieved 15 February 2024.

External links

Official Site (in English)
The Methodist Church at My Helsinki

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