On March 26, 2022, the Lutheran Congregation of Petrozavodsk, Karelia, hosted this year’s first classes of the Initial Theological Course. The attached photos show congregation coworker Ivan Skorets teaching the first module—Church History. This module’s lectures will also take place in early April. Photo credit: Nikolai Rappu Original post in … [Read more...]
Karelian and Northern Deaneries’ clergymen meet, discuss future plans
On March 24, 2022, the ministers of the Karelian and Northern Deaneries of the ELCIR gathered for a meeting to discuss future work plans for their congregations. Photo credits: Oksana Dyba, Rev. Vitali Luchagov Original post in Russian … [Read more...]
Photo exhibition opens at Kondopoga Church
On March 16, 2022, the Lutheran Congregation of Kondopoga, Karelia, inaugurated a photo exhibition—"The Traditional Costume of Ingrian Finns." The exhibition is part of a project called "Finns of Karelia in the Capital City and in the Countryside" implemented by the Karelia–Finland Friendship Society with support from grants of the Head of the … [Read more...]
Youth retreat in Petrozavodsk
A Bible youth meeting brings the congregation together From March 6-8, 2022, the Lutheran Church of Petrozavodsk, Karelia, hosted a youth retreat on the theme “Am I a Christian?!” discussing how believers can show a good Christian example in their daily life. The Bible studies were led by the church’s senior pastor Rev. Aleksei Kronholm (“The … [Read more...]
Seeking Wisdom youth retreat in Koltushi
From February 11-13, 2022, the Lutheran Church of Koltushi hosted a youth retreat—“Seeking Wisdom.” Its discussions centered around the Book of Ecclesiastes. The retreat gathered participants from St. Petersburg (including suburban Lomonosov and Pushkin) and Leningrad Oblast (Vyborg, Koltushi, Priozersk, Toksovo, Steklyanny) as well as Moscow and … [Read more...]
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