From March 3-5, 2023, the Lutheran Church of Petrozavodsk, Karelia, held a Bible Days program entitled “The Ways of the Lord.” God’s Word brought together children, adolescents and adults from the churches in Olonets, Petrozavodsk and Tyrö/Lomonosov. The program was facilitated by Pastor Aleksei Kronholm, Deacon Vladislav Golubovas, Marina Tatti, … [Read more...]
State TV Channel Interviews Congregants as They Decorate Church for Christmas
Members of Holy Spirit Lutheran Church, Petrozavodsk, Karelia, decorate their church for Christmas. Pastor Aleksei Kronholm and church members give interviews in a news report that aired on Rossiya 1 Karelia, a regional channel of VGTRK, a state-owned broadcaster which operates many television and radio channels in 53 of Russia’s … [Read more...]
Agricola Choir from Vyborg Performs in Petrozavodsk
Agricola Choir of Sts. Peter and Paul Lutheran Church in Vyborg, Leningrad Oblast, visited Holy Spirit Lutheran Church in Petrozavodsk, Karelia, from October 2-4, 2021. They presented part of their program “All Musical Instruments of Agricola Choir” accompanying their singing with a Celtic harp, a 5-string kantele, a psalmodicon, and hand … [Read more...]
Baptism and Confirmations in Petrozavodsk
Praise the Lord for the growth of His Church as Rev. Kronholm baptized infant Arina and confirmed Alyona, Daniil, Yeva, Ivan, Lidia, and Tatiana at Holy Spirit Lutheran Church of Petrozavodsk, Karelia on August 29, 2021! All of the confirmed church members have already been serving the church in various ways! What a joy! Photo credits: Nikolai … [Read more...]
Rev. Kronholm Guides Children’s Tour
On March 25, 2021, Rev. Aleksei Kronholm, the senior pastor of Holy Spirit Lutheran Church of Petrozavodsk, Karelia, guided a tour for children from the city’s Maximum Family Training Center. Original post in Russian … [Read more...]