Nokia Revival (also known as Nokia Missio) is a charismatic Christian movement originated in Finland in the town of Nokia. The starting point of the movement is the strong charismatic renewal experienced by Markku Koivisto, the vicar of Nokia Lutheran Church in 1991. Koivisto started to arrange so called Thursday-nights which were characterised by strong emotional worship, loud prayer and various manifestations of the Holy Spirit e.g. healings of the sick, spiritual gifts and falling down during prayer.
Later on friction and problems started to occur between the supporters of the revival and the rest of the Nokia Lutheran Church. As a result of this the bishop of Tampere Diocese, Juha Pihkala, forced Markku Koivisto to quit the vicar's job.
The Nokia Revival now has meetings in Tampere at Metro Auto Arena. The activity has spread in 2005 also to Helsinki and Kokkola. The Nokia revival was made a denomination in June 2008, bearing the name "Nokia Mission Church". Its meetings are mainly attended by members of Lutheran, Pentecostal and Free Evangelical churches.
Nokia revival's organisation is called Nokia Missio. It has mission work e.g. in Albania, India, Israel and Russia. Nokia Missio trains voluntary workers for churches. Other courses include the seeker-friendly Alpha Course, Nokia Missio Bible Institute's seminars and a cell group leading course.
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