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Kazimierz Najmałowski (29 August 1902–9 July 1978) was a former member and activist of several Protestant communities in Poland. From 1975 to 1978, he served as the vice president of the United Evangelical Church. He was a covert agent of the Security Office and reported on Protestant clergy. He also published articles in the monthly magazine Chrześcijanin.
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Kazimierz Najmałowski (29 August 1902–9 July 1978) was a former member and activist of several Protestant communities in Poland. From 1975 to 1978, he served as the vice president of the United Evangelical Church. He was a covert agent of the Security Office and reported on Protestant clergy. He also published articles in the monthly magazine Chrześcijanin.
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Biography Kazimierz Najmałowski was born on 29 August 1902 in Slonim. His father died the same year, his mother in 1917, and two of his brothers died during the war. In 1926, he became a Baptist. Four years later, he began studying at the Baptist seminary in Łódź, where he graduated in 1933. He took up a pastoral position at the Baptist church in Lyskov and was ordained as the pastor of that church on 15 May 1938. During World War II, he lived in Lida, where he served as a pastor. In 1945, he became the pastor of the Baptist church in Łódź and simultaneously served as the district presbyter. On 1 November 1948, he was removed from his position as pastor because his activities were considered incompatible with the principles of the Baptist Church. This decision was made by the church congregation and approved by the National Council of the Church. Najmałowski did not comply with this decision and sought another solution. He won over some of the congregation members and, along with them, formed a separate group of believers. He explained that the internal divisions in the church were caused by modernist theology. In 1949, together with…
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Views In an article published in Chrześcijanin in 1961, he argued that a Christian "does not lie, does not slander, does not malign, does not accuse", and that those who make up and spread rumors grieve the Holy Spirit. He wrote:Do not accuse anyone, and do not spread rumors, false or fabricated news, without verifying everything thoroughly. It is easy to defame, but it is impossible to restore a tarnished reputation. It is easy to rob someone of virtue and honor, but how hard it is to restore honor and a good name. Let us remember what we say, what we do, and whose side we are on: Christ's or Satan's?
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Assessments During his time as a member of the Supreme Council of the United Evangelical Church, he was accused of representing evangelical Christians, but not being a "native" representative of this group. Konstanty Kryszczuk posthumously assessed him: "In my memory, he will remain as a faithful and tireless servant of Jesus Christ, who knew the Bible very well. Therefore, we, the younger generation of workers, often used His guidance and teachings as an older, experienced worker in the Lord's vineyard".
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Publications Mężobójcy wśród ludu Bożego (Murderers Among the People of God). Chrześcijanin. No. 1, pp. 4–6, 1961. „Pan patrzy na serce...” ("The Lord Looks at the Heart..."). Chrześcijanin. No. 7-8, pp. 5–7, 1963. Prawda i kłamstwo (Truth and Lies). Chrześcijanin. No. 3, pp. 4–5, 1964. Nieznany (Unknown). Chrześcijanin. No. 6, pp. 2–3, 1964. Szkoła cierpliwości (The School of Patience). Chrześcijanin. No. 7–8, pp. 2–3, 1964.
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Awards In 1974, the National Council of the city of Łódź awarded him the Honorary Badge of the City of Łódź.