The Central Association of the Finnish Associations of Peace ( fi, Suomen Rauhanyhdistysten Keskusyhdistys ry, ''SRK'') is a
Conservative Laestadian organization in
Finland
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.
It is part of Conservative
Laestadianism
Laestadianism, also known as Laestadian Lutheranism and Apostolic Lutheranism, is a pietistic Lutheran revival movement started in Sápmi in the middle of the 19th century. Named after Swedish Lutheran state church administrator and temperanc ...
and its sister organization in
North America
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is
Laestadian Lutheran Church
The Laestadian Lutheran Church (LLC) is a religious Christian movement, its teachings based on the Bible and the Lutheran Confessions. From June 9, 1973, the organisation was named the Association of American Laestadian Congregations (AALC), ...
. SRK has 179 Associations of Peace in Finland and eight in
Russia
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. It has also sister organizations in
Sweden
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and
Estonia
Estonia, formally the Republic of Estonia, is a country by the Baltic Sea in Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland across from Finland, to the west by the sea across from Sweden, to the south by Latvia, a ...
. It does mission work in 18 countries.
SRK's services in English-speaking countries
*Great Britain
**London:
***Church of England
Holy Trinity
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, 3 Bryan Road, Rotherhithe, London, SE16 5 HF.
See also
*
Laestadianism
Laestadianism, also known as Laestadian Lutheranism and Apostolic Lutheranism, is a pietistic Lutheran revival movement started in Sápmi in the middle of the 19th century. Named after Swedish Lutheran state church administrator and temperanc ...
*
Laestadianism in America
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Association of Peace
An Association of Peace ()is an official grouping of Conservative Laestadianism, conservative Laestadians. In Europe there are 214 Associations of Peace: 179 in Finland, eight in Russia, five in Sweden, one in Norway and one in Estonia. There are ...
*SFC,
Sveriges fridsföreningarnas centralorganisation
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Estonian Lutheran Association of Peace
The Estonian Lutheran Association of Peace (Estonian: Eesti Luterlik Rahuühendus) is a conservative laestadians organization in Estonia. It has one Association of Peace in Tartu. It does mission work in Tallinn, Tartu and Southeast Estonia. It ...
References
External links
SRKA history of the SRK and the Laestadian Lutheran Church.
{{DEFAULTSORT:Central Association of the Finnish Associations of Peace, the
Lutheranism in Finland
Lutheran organizations
Laestadianism