After a 3-year pause, Holy Trinity Lutheran Church of Chalna, Karelia, starts Bible studies for children again next Sunday! In photo: ELCIR Theological Institute student Ludmila Rybakova teaches class. Photo credit: Marina Kirpu Original post in Russian … [Read more...]
Church of Chalna Holds Lecture on Historical Church Relations of Lutherans
On June 27, 2021, the Lutheran Church of Chalna, Karelia, celebrated two festivals – the Nativity of John the Baptist and Augsburg Confession Day! The divine service was followed by a lecture about the historical 16th-century correspondence between Lutheran theologians from Tübingen and Patriarch Jeremias II of Constantinople and the differences … [Read more...]
Rev. Pakkar Goes to the Lord
On February 2, 2021, the Lord called Pastor Ivan Pakkar (1928-2021) to His nearer presence. During his service, Pastor Ivan was the senior pastor of the congregations of Chalna and Derevyanka, Karelia. As a missionary, he and his wife traveled in a car as far as Siberia. Words can’t describe how much he did for the congregations in Chalna, … [Read more...]
Confirmations in Chalna
Praise the Lord for the confirmation of Irina and Maria at Holy Trinity Lutheran Church of Chalna, Karelia, on the Feast of the Baptism of the Lord! There was a festive family worship service filled with the joyful exclamations of children who accounted for one-third of the worshipers on that day. The confirmands received a gift of Study Bibles and … [Read more...]
Ingrian Choir Sings in Church and Reaches Out to Community in Chalna, Karelia
On February 9, 2020, the Inkeri Academic Choir of The Church of Ingria visited the Holy Trinity Lutheran Congregation in Chalna, Karelia. The choir sang for the divine service and then performed a recital for the church members and guests. The choir’s program included songs in Russian, Finnish, Latin, Estonian, and Norwegian. The recital was an … [Read more...]