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Fria Missionsförbundet
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The Mission Covenant Church of Finland
FMF
Högbergsgatan 22
FIN 00130 Helsingfors 13
Finland (Europe)
Telephone: +358 9 681 245 10
Fax: +358 9 681 245 15
Email: expen.fmf@dlc.fi
Address-No.: 12184 / 6530
Information in the internet:
URL: www.missionsforbundet.org
Languages of the website: Swedish
 The first local congr was founded in 1880. The Fria Missionen (the Free Mission) was constituted in 1889 as a result of revivals in the 1880s and 1890s. In 1921 the Free Mission was divided into a Finnish and a Swedish group. As a rule pastors of this church baptize only believers, while children are baptized by a pastor of the Finnish Lutheran Church. The church emphasizes renewal, teaching, prayer, and personal evangelism. It does not have congr abroad, but it cooperates in mission with other denominations in some eight countries around the world.
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Publication:
En Vag periodical
Further partner churches and associations:
Full Gospel Fellowship in Guyana
Youth with a Mission
Unevangelized Fields Mission International
People International
Council of Free Churches of Finland
Swedish speaking Ecumenical Council of Finland
Finska Missionsradet
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Statistic data of church
Members |
total: 1500 |
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baptised: 1500 |
Parishes |
(conventionally): 19 |
house fellowships |
(Number of growing parishes): 0 |
Ordained clergy |
total: 33 |
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Men: 31 |
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Women: 2 |
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women´s ordination
since 1970 |
Elders/Presbyters |
total: 0 |
Deacons |
total: 0 |
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no information about deacons |
Missionaries |
total: 14 |
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Men: 6 |
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Women: 8 |
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missionaries do not working abroad |
Baptismal practise |
Infant´s baptism
child baptism is possible but seldom: most pastors decline to baptise children |
Godparents |
no godparents
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Lord's Supper |
Frequency per annum: 12
"Church allowes everybody who believes to attend, or even those who want to meet with the Lords. It is Jesus who inviteds to the supper." |
Newspapers/ Periodicals |
Publication of magazines |
Theological training facilities |
Number: 0 |
Schools providing general education |
no information about other schools |
Founded in |
1880 |
Organizational structures |
Pastoral-leadership (optional)/elders executive board (most elders + most deacons) general meeting |
Traditional type |
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Official languages |
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Languages during church services |
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Confessions |
- Apostles´ Creed
- Nicene Creed (381)
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Partner churches |
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last update: 14.07.2003
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