Stanisław Krakiewicz (born 16 May 1892 in Dubienka, died 4 January 1985 in Warsaw) was a legal advisor for the Polish Ministry of Public Works during the interwar period and actively participated in the military actions of 1920 and 1939.

[1] His father, Franciszek Krakiewicz (1852–1923), was a farmer and also worked as a coachman, transporting various goods and people from Hrubieszów to Dubienka.

[2] Krakiewicz began his education in his hometown, completing five grades of primary school before continuing at the progymnasium in Hrubieszów (founded by Stanisław Staszic).

[3] In 1908, Krakiewicz began to take an interest in politics, sympathizing with the Polish Socialist Party – Revolutionary Faction.

He read brochures published by the party, propagated its ideas, and distributed leaflets during International Workers' Day celebrations.

[20] Between 24 and 26 May 1947, together with Ludwik Szenderowski [pl], he organized the Brotherly Conference in Ustroń, where the United Evangelical Church was established, and he became its president.

[24] On 24 June 1950, the Fourth and Fifth Departments of the Ministry of Public Security opened an agent investigation into Krakiewicz, suspecting him of espionage.

[27] In April and May 1951, he provided information that partly confirmed the suspicions of the Security Office, admitting that Evangelical activists engaged in political activities before, during, and after the war.

He also confirmed that foreign emissaries of sects inquired about Poland's political and economic situation, though he denied that anyone had answered such questions.

A medical commission on 13 September 1951 diagnosed him with atherosclerotic degeneration of the heart muscle, hypotension, secondary anemia, and gastritis, assessing that his life was in danger.

The verdict's justification included accusations such as: In 1932, Krakiewicz received a booklet titled 'What Awaits Us' from Bolesław Götze [pl] in Warsaw, which he kept in his library until his arrest on 19 September 1950.

In 1946, Krakiewicz resumed contacts with representatives of foreign missions belonging to related sects, namely with Leas and Fugowski, discussing the economic situation in Poland.

In the summer of 1946, in Warsaw, Krakiewicz received $100 from Leas as aid, which he sold in June 1950 for 200,000 PLN, using the money to finance a lawyer for his relative.

[34] The prison experience left a lasting impact on him, and he was convinced that Szymon Biliński [pl] contributed to his arrest.

[45] In a letter to district presbyters on 12 December 1970, Krakiewicz informed them that the United Evangelical Church was not authorized to operate outside the country's borders and, therefore, had no right to smuggle Russian Bibles into the Soviet Union.

[49] In early 1975, on the eve of the VIII United Evangelical Church Synod, Krakiewicz realized he would not be re-elected for the next term.

He sought help from the Office for Religious Affairs, assuring them of his loyalty and patriotism[50] while criticizing some United Evangelical Church activists as “insubordinate, linked to the West, unpatriotic”.

[55] Krakiewicz was stripped of his honorary president title, removed from the pastor position, and excluded from the local Warsaw congregation due to immoral and unchristian behavior.

Waldemar Lisieski and Mieczysław Kwiecień [pl] founded the Third United Evangelical Church congregation in Warsaw, while some members joined Baptists, Methodists, Lutherans, Reformed, Adventists, and other communities.

[62] The biography omitted any information that could be troublesome from the perspective of his co-religionists (e.g., his activity in the Polish Socialist Party) or the authorities (e.g., his arrest and imprisonment).

He believed that his era was dangerous, with many inventions directed against humanity (e.g., nuclear, chemical, and biological weapons, environmental pollution).

He acknowledged the possibility of humanity starting to conquer space, but noted that moral progress had not kept pace with technological advancements.

[67] During his tenure as president of the United Evangelical Church, he rarely spoke about his activities in the Polish Socialist Party during the interwar period and was reluctant to discuss his Mariavite past.

[70] However, Krakiewicz was re-registered as a confidential informant on 8 December 1962, although he did not commence cooperation with the Fourth Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs at that time.

[73] Contrary to the evaluations of his handlers, not all of "Jan Bąk's" reports were truthful; he often indulged in fabrication, such as in his accounts of the financial practices of the Baptists and Methodists.

[88] Ryszard Michalak [pl] observed that Krakiewicz, during his imprisonment, drew appropriate conclusions, "distanced himself from his past", and decided to collaborate with the communist authorities.

[b] Complaints were made against him by the KGB, and Colonel Wypych from the Fourth Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs believed Krakiewicz did not control the situation in the United Evangelical Church.

Despite this, he enjoyed limited trust from the Office for Religious Affairs and was tolerated in his position only because there was no more suitable candidate for a long time.

[92] He was never forgiven for joining the church administration recognized by the German occupiers during World War II, a fact remembered by the secret police even in the 1970s.

Teresa, 54 years younger than Krakiewicz, was a doctor of pedagogy and an academic, working at the Academy of Special Education [pl].