Suomen rauhanyhdistysten keskusyhdistys
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The Central Association of the Finnish Associations of Peace (SRK) is a conservative laestadian
organization in Finland
. SRK is abbreviation from Finnish "Suomen rauhanyhdistysten keskusyhdistys". It is part of Conservative Laestadianism
and its sister organization in North America
is Laestadian Lutheran Church
. SRK has 199 Associations of peace in Finland and eight in Russia
. It has also sister organizations in Sweden
and Estonia
. It does mission work in 18 countries.
Conservative Laestadianism
Conservative Laestadianism is a Lutheran revival movement and the biggest branch of Laestadianism. It has spread to 16 countries. There are about 90,000 – 110,000 Conservative Laestadians in the world, most of them in Finland and Scandinavia...
organization in Finland
Finland
Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...
. SRK is abbreviation from Finnish "Suomen rauhanyhdistysten keskusyhdistys". It is part of Conservative Laestadianism
Laestadianism
Laestadianism is a conservative Lutheran revival movement started in the middle of the 19th century. It is strongly marked by both pietistic and Moravian influences. It is the biggest revivalist movement in the Nordic countries. It has members mainly in Finland, North America, Norway, Russia and...
and its sister organization in North America
North America
North America is a continent wholly within the Northern Hemisphere and almost wholly within the Western Hemisphere. It is also considered a northern subcontinent of the Americas...
is Laestadian Lutheran Church
Laestadian Lutheran Church
The Laestadian Lutheran Church is a religious Christian movement, its teachings based on the Bible and the Lutheran Confessions. From June 9, 1973, the organisation was name the Association of American Laestadian Congregations , before the association changed its name in 1994 in order better to...
. SRK has 199 Associations of peace in Finland and eight in Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
. It has also sister organizations in Sweden
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
and Estonia
Estonia
Estonia , officially the Republic of Estonia , is a state in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland, to the west by the Baltic Sea, to the south by Latvia , and to the east by Lake Peipsi and the Russian Federation . Across the Baltic Sea lies...
. It does mission work in 18 countries.
SRK's services in English speaking countries
- Great Britain
- London:
- Church of England Holy Trinity, 3 Bryan Road, Rotherhithe, London, SE16 5 HF.
- SRK's Service calendar in London
- London:
See also
- Conservative LaestadianismConservative LaestadianismConservative Laestadianism is a Lutheran revival movement and the biggest branch of Laestadianism. It has spread to 16 countries. There are about 90,000 – 110,000 Conservative Laestadians in the world, most of them in Finland and Scandinavia...
- LaestadianismLaestadianismLaestadianism is a conservative Lutheran revival movement started in the middle of the 19th century. It is strongly marked by both pietistic and Moravian influences. It is the biggest revivalist movement in the Nordic countries. It has members mainly in Finland, North America, Norway, Russia and...
- Laestadianism in AmericaLaestadianism in AmericaThe Laestadian church arrived in North America with Nordic immigrants in the latter half of the 19th century, many of whom arrived to work in the copper mines of the Keweenaw Peninsula...
- Association of PeaceAssociation of PeaceAn Association of Peace is an official grouping of conservative laestadians. In Europe there are 214 Associations of Peace: 199 in Finland, eight in Russia, five in Sweden, one in Norway and one in Estonia. There are also three central organizations: SRK in Finland, SFC in Sweden and Eesti luterlik...
- SFC, Sveriges fridsföreningarnas centralorganisationSveriges fridsföreningarnas centralorganisationSFC is The Central Association of the Swedish Associations of Peace. It is part of conservative laestadians organization. It has five associations of peace in Sweden and one in Norway...
- Eesti luterlik rahuühendus
- Laestadian Lutheran ChurchLaestadian Lutheran ChurchThe Laestadian Lutheran Church is a religious Christian movement, its teachings based on the Bible and the Lutheran Confessions. From June 9, 1973, the organisation was name the Association of American Laestadian Congregations , before the association changed its name in 1994 in order better to...