The Lutheran Church of Vyborg, Leningrad Oblast, continues the tradition of singing to a psalmodicon. In Karelia and Leningrad Oblast, this instrument has also been known as virsikannel and jouhikkokannel. While there is a psalmodicon in a showcase at Russian National Museum of Music in Moscow, the Vyborg congregation lets you hear it … [Read more...]
St. Michael’s Church perpetuates memory of St. Petersburg pastor
The museum of St. Michael’s Lutheran Church of St. Petersburg has been receiving more information about one of its former pastors, Rev. Arnold Frischfeldt (1874-1937) who started serving St. Michael’s church in 1915, later served St. Catherine’s church and taught at Leningrad Theological Seminary. During the Stalinist repression, he was put under … [Read more...]
Open Kirche Project installs info stands on historical church sites
The attached photos show info stands that were put up near functioning and ruined historical Ingrian Lutheran church buildings as part of the Open Kirche Project, a grant-winner in a contest sponsored by the Presidential Grant Foundation. In some cases, the stands only show the sites where the churches once existed but are not extant or were … [Read more...]
Cleanup on historical church site in Pavlovsk
Many thanks to each and every one who took part in the cleanup on October 29, 2022 on the site of St. Dorothy’s Lutheran church in Pavlovsk, St. Petersburg. What did they do? – hauled away around 40 bags of trash – removed all trash on the adjacent territory; – sawed up and stacked fallen trees; – uprooted bushes on the church’s … [Read more...]
Open Kirche Project presents interactive map of regional Lutheran churches
The Open Kirche Project implemented with support from the Presidential Grant Foundation has prepared an interactive map showing 25 Lutheran congregations involved in the project. Click this link for the map. If you click on a congregation's marker, it will take you to an info page about the congregation where you can read about its history and … [Read more...]
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