Bishop Seppo Häkkinen of the Diocese of Mikkeli sent a congratulatory letter to Bishop Emeritus Arri Kugappi: Mikkeli, March 23, 2020 To Bishop Emeritus, Brother in Christ Arri Kugappi I congratulate you with all my heart on being awarded the Cross of St. Henry! The Cross of St. Henry is an award that few people are honored with. The Archbishop … [Read more...]
Bishop Emeritus Kugappi Awarded Cross of St. Henry
Arri Kugappi, Birgitta Rantakari, and Tuomas Magga Receive Awards of The Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland Based on the Russian translation from Finnish by Darya Shkurlyatyeva Original article in Finnish Archbishop Tapio Luoma awarded the Cross of St. Henry to Bishop Emeritus Arri Kugappi and Social Counselor Birgitta Rantakari and the Cross … [Read more...]
Ingrian and Finnish Church Leaders Meet in Helsinki
On March 12, 2020, ELCIR Bishop Ivan Laptev, ELCIR Chief Secretary Rev. Mikhail Ivanov, Bishop’s Vicar Rev. Olav Panchu, Rev. Dean Aleksei Kronholm of the ELCIR Karelian Deanery, and Rev. Aleksei Uimanen met with ecclesiastic leaders of The Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland and the Diocese of Helsinki. Kind acknowledgments to Chief Secretary … [Read more...]
Kalevala Pastor and Chairman Visit Churches in Finland
On March 3-4, 2020, Rev. Andrei Tuhkanen and Church Council Chairman Ivan Malikin from the ELCIR Congregation in Kalevala, Karelia, visited sister congregations in Vaala and Ii in Finland. During their visits, Finnish brothers and sisters in Christ learned the latest news about the life of the Kalevala congregation and The Church of Ingria. Many … [Read more...]
Rev. Nummela and Rev. Ollilainen to Teach The Red Thread of the Bible Seminar in Novosibirsk
On March 27-28, 2020, Christ the Savior Lutheran Church in Novosibirsk is going to host The Red Thread of the Bible seminar. “Many came to see the Bible in a completely different light when they realized what its ‘red thread’ is.” The first seminar of this kind was held in Finland in 2000. Since then, there have been over 100 seminars in Finland … [Read more...]