The Lutheran Church of Kondopoga, Karelia, provides its space for shooting programs for the indigenous-language TV in Karelia. St. Petersburg musician Artur Soitu is known to Lutheran congregations in Karelia and Murmansk not only as a singer-songwriter, but also as a Christian who shares God’s Word and the message of … [Read more...]
Murmansk Lutheran Church hosts German culture event
On October 29, 2022, the Lutheran Church of Murmansk held a German Culture Evening in connection with Day of Reformation. In his greeting and introductory comments, Rev. Aleksandr Volchok, senior pastor of Holy Cross Lutheran Church, said, “This event tonight is meant to help foster a tolerant attitude to people even if they have a different … [Read more...]
Darya Shkurlyatyeva explains Lutheran church organ, introduces Ingrian music instruments to university students
On October 23, 2022, students from the Department of Media Technologies of the State University of Film and Television, St. Petersburg, traveled on an ethnographic TV expedition to Vyborg, Leningrad Oblast. As they toured the city, the highlight of their trip was a meeting with Darya Shkurlyatyeva, a member of Sts. Peter and Paul Lutheran Church of … [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...]
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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