August 16, 2020 Four confirmands were received into the fellowship of the Church this year. There were more people who initially attended the confirmation class, but during the pandemic not all of them stayed firm and completed it. Senior pastor Rev. Aleksei Kronholm quoted the Gospel which says, “The one who endures to the end will be saved.” In … [Read more...]
TV Documentary About Lutheran Church Wins 1st Prize in Karelia
This year, as we celebrate the 100th anniversary of the Republic of Karelia and the 75th anniversary of the Victory in the Great Patriotic War, the Ministry for Ethnic and Regional Policy of Karelia held a journalism contest. In the nomination for The Best Electronic Media Work in Karelian, Vepsian or Finnish Celebrating the 100th Anniversary of … [Read more...]
Karelia Gov’t Minister Congratulates Lutheran Church in Petrozavodsk
The Holy Spirit Lutheran Congregation in Petrozavodsk Celebrates its 50th Anniversary From January 31 through February 2, 2020, the Congregation celebrated its 50th anniversary. Mr. Sergei Kiselyov, Minister of Ethnic and Regional Policy of Karelia, extended greetings to the Lutheran Congregation on behalf of Mr. Artur Parfyonchikov, Head of … [Read more...]
Photos from 50th Anniversary of Congregation in Petrozavodsk
The Holy Spirit Lutheran Church in Petrozavodsk celebrated its 50th anniversary from Jan 31 through Feb 2, 2020. Click here to see photo gallery … [Read more...]
Congregation in Petrozavodsk to Mount Memorial Plaque
A memorial plaque of the Holy Spirit Congregation in Petrozavodsk, Karelia, Russia, will be mounted in Gvardeiskaya Street where the original church facility was located. In photo: the previous congregational pastor Rev. Viktor Grinevich and Rev. Andrei Antonov who started worship in Russian in the congregation in the mid-1990's. Original news … [Read more...]