The Vaajakoski Baptist Church (also known as the Vaajakoski Baptist Congregation; ) is a Finnish Baptist congregation in Jyväskylä, Finland. It belongs to the Finnish Baptist Church and was founded in 1920. As its name refers, the current congregation building is located in the Vaajakoski district of Jyväskylä.
The congregation has approximately 150 baptized members and is one of the strongest congregations of the Finnish Baptist Church together with the congregations of Turku and Tampere.
History The free church revival had an impact on the region already in the 1890s. In particular, the coming to faith of , the Norwegian-born ironmaster, had a strong impact on the life of the locality.Lohikko 2006, pp. 80–81.
The actual work of the Baptists began in Vaajakoski in 1911, when Baptist preachers P. Mikkonen and baptized four converts. Later, the group of believers grew into a small Baptist group. In the 1910s, Vaajakoski was influenced, among others, by . Finally, the congregation was founded in October 1920, and the chairman of the founding meeting was .Lohikko 2006, pp. 80–81.
See also Baptists in Finland
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External links Official Site (in Finnish)