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Tampere Baptist Church
Tampere Baptist Congregation
Finnish: Tampereen baptistiseurakunta
61°29′57.06″N 23°49′12.51″E / 61.4991833°N 23.8201417°E / 61.4991833; 23.8201417
Location	Kissanmaa, Tampere
Country	Finland
Membership	c. 140
Website	tampere.baptisti.fi
History
Founded	21 December 1890; 133 years ago (1890-12-21)
Administration
Diocese	Finnish Baptist Church

The Tampere Baptist Church (also known as the Tampere Baptist Congregation; Finnish: Tampereen baptistiseurakunta) is a Finnish Baptist congregation in Tampere, Finland. It belongs to the Finnish Baptist Church and was founded in 1890. The current congregation building is located in the Kissanmaa district of Tampere.

History

The Baptist influence in Tampere began in 1888 with the visit of Johan Liljestrand from Vaasa. The group that participated in Liljestrand's meeting was founding a Baptist church in 1890, of which Liljestrand was chosen as the first chairman and preacher. The congregation was officially founded on 21 December 1890. Less than a year later, inventor Jonas Andersson [fi] came to faith and offered the hall of his apartment to the congregation. Andersson became the preacher and leader of the congregation, serving in the years 1891–1921. The congregation in Tampere soon became the center of Finnish baptism.

The congregation got its first chapel at Pinninkatu 29 in the Tammela district at the turn of the century. In addition to the congregation's work, it was decided to establish a sewing circle and a Sunday school in 1894. In 1889, the Sarastus youth club of the Baptist congregation was founded, which grew into a 72-member association in ten years. The Tampere congregation did rural work in Forssa, Toijala, Viiala, Ryttylä and Kangasala, later also in Vesilahti, Hauho and Visuvesi.

At the beginning of the 20th century, many members joined the congregation. Up to 300 children attended the congregation's Sunday school on Sundays. Many came to faith and joined the church. Events were also held regularly in the surrounding municipalities. In Ryttylä, there was successful sewing circle work, and a spiritual congregation was founded under the Tampere congregation in 1909. The Baptist congregations in Multia and Keuruu also got their start from the work of the Tampere congregation.

See also

• Baptists in Finland

Sources

Further reading

• Huhtala, Raili (1980). Tampereen baptistiseurakunann 90-vuotistoimintakatsaus 1890–1980 (in Finnish). Tampere: Tampereen baptistiseurakunta.
• Toivola, Veikko (1983). Suomalaisen baptismin tienraivaajia (in Finnish). Tampere: Kodin Ystävä. ISBN 951-99490-1-1.
• Lohikko, Anneli (2006). Baptismi Suomessa 1856–2006 (in Finnish). Tampere: Kharis Oy. ISBN 951-97895-4-5.

References

1. ^ "Historia" (in Finnish). Tampereen baptistiseurakunta. Retrieved 6 February 2024.
2. Lohikko, Anneli (2015). 125 vuotta Jumalan uskollisuuden varassa : Tampereen Baptistiseurakunta 1890-2015 (in Finnish). Tampere: Tampereen baptistiseurakunta.
3. ^ Huhtala 1980, p. 6.
4. Toivola 1983, pp. 5–6.
5. ^ Lohikko 2006, pp. 39–42.
6. Lohikko 2006, p. 54.

External links

• Official Site (in Finnish)

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