Finland: Rauma Free Church Thrives as 'Loving Home' Built on Prayer and Welcome
The Rauma Free Church, located in one of Finland's oldest cities, has become a growing spiritual home known for its warm welcome and deep prayer life. Members describe
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Finland: British Evangelical Leader Krish Kandiah Challenges Free Church on Vulnerable Children at SVK Summer Festival
British evangelical leader and author Krish Kandiah brought a challenging message to the Evangelical Free Church of Finland's (SVK) summer festival, urging believers to take radical action on
Finland: Seinäjoki Free Church's Valkea Building Serves as Community Hub, Reaching 80 Families Daily
The Seinäjoki Free Church in western Finland has developed its Valkea building into a thriving community hub that reaches far beyond its 500-member congregation, serving as both a worship
Finland: Sodankylä Free Church Appoints Jaakko Simula as New Pastor
The Sodankylä Free Church in Finnish Lapland has appointed Jaakko Simula as its new pastor, following a vote at an extraordinary congregational meeting held at the end of May. Simula,
Finland: Study Traces Revival Waves and Church Planting in the Finnish Free Church, 1880–1950
A new historical analysis published in Suomen Viikkolehti examines the relationship between spiritual revival and church planting in the Finnish Free Church movement between 1880 and 1950. During those seven
Finland: Kihniö Free Church Summer Camp Draws 70 Children for 'Strength Detectives' Programme
Nearly 70 children aged 7 to 13 gathered at Raskinranta in Kihniö, Finland, from 2 to 5 July for a summer camp organised by Kihniö Free Church (Vapaaseurakunta) under the
Finland: Free Church Mourns Long-Time Spain Missionary Merja Koski, 92
Merja (Lea Mirjami) Koski, who served as a Finnish Free Church missionary in Spain for more than three decades, died on 12 May 2026 at the age of 92. Her
Finland: Free Church Pastor Explores the Role of Spirit-Empowered Preaching
A Finnish Free Church pastor has published a substantial reflection in the denomination's weekly newspaper on why preaching remains central to free church worship — and why it can
Finland: Free Church Leader Urges Return to Core Mission
In his editorial for Suomen Viikkolehti, the weekly newspaper of the Evangelical Free Church of Finland (Suomen Vapaakirkko, SVK), church leader Tommi Koivunen has called the denomination to refocus on
Finland: Erika Niemelä Appointed CEO of Christian Publishers Aikamedia and Päivä
Erika Niemelä has been appointed chief executive officer of Aikamedia and Päivä, two of Finland's leading Christian publishing houses, effective 1 July 2026. A Master of Economic Sciences,
Finland/Israel: Young Believers in Israel Grow from 60 to 600 per Conference, Netivah Leader Reports
Joel Goldberg, director of Netivah Youth Ministries in Israel, reports that attendance at the organisation's conferences has grown tenfold — from around 60 participants in its early years to
Finland: Missionary's Car Gift Supports Bible Translation and Field Workers Across the Nordic Country
A long-serving missionary has donated her car to the Free Church of Finland's mission arm, SVK Missio, to support colleagues travelling between assignments across the Nordic country.
Finland: Free Church Voices Call for Christian Early Childhood Education to Reach Rural Villages
Finland now has more than thirty Christian daycare centres, most of them established since the early 2000s. But according to a new vision published in the Finnish free church weekly
Finland: From Foreign Legion and Addiction to Forty Years of Faith — A Free Church Testimony
In 1987, in a Christian rehabilitation home in the small Finnish town of Parkano, a world-weary man knelt beside his bed and asked God to forgive his sins. That
Finland–Pakistan: Free Church Leader Witnesses 37 Baptisms Amid Brick-Kiln Communities
In the brick-making communities of Pakistan's Lahore region, where entire families are trapped in cycles of debt bondage passed down through generations, a Finnish free church leader
Finland: Free Church Writer Explores the Sabbath as Gift of Rest, Not Burden of Rules
Finnish free church writer Juha Mikkonen has published a theological reflection on the Sabbath in Suomen Viikkolehti, the weekly newspaper of the Evangelical Free Church of Finland, tracing the biblical
Finland: Missionary Dick Brogden Calls Christians to Serve in Regions Without Any Church Presence
Missionary Dick Brogden has issued what he describes as a "dangerous call" — an invitation to Christians to consider serving in regions of the world where the gospel has
Finland: As 40,000 Students Fill Jyvaskyla, a Free Church Worker Sees a Mission Field in the Lecture Hall
In Jyvaskyla — a city where roughly one in three residents is a higher education student — a free church student worker is calling congregations to recognise university campuses as one of