The present building was opened in 1958 and is the third Finnish Church in London.
A small minority belong to the Finnish Orthodox Church (1.1%).
The Finnish Church (see above) is located nearby in Albion Street.
After this, the church shared the state church status with the Finnish Orthodox Church.
The legend of the martyr-bishop St. Henry founding the Finnish Church is also most likely fictional.
The Finnish Orthodox Church didn't establish a parish in the area despite a significant amount of its members residing in the area.
In the end, the Finnish Orthodox Church banned him from serving in religious services and wearing his trademark priestly outfit.
Valaam (Valamo) was the most important monastery of the Finnish Orthodox Church.
Nearly a 100 years later, the Namibian government in conjunction with the Finnish Churches renovated the Onandjokwe hospital.
The church has a power to tax its members and all corporations unless a majority of shareholders are members of the Finnish Orthodox Church.
