From August 16-18, 2024, the Lutheran Church of Pitkyaranta, Karelia, held a 3-day program for families, young people and church members from the Russian towns Pitkyaranta, Hiidenselkä, Läskelä and Kingisepp, and the Finnish town of Larsmo. The program helped the participants form a connection on a deeper level through Bible studies, song, … [Read more...]
Young people get together for retreat in Pitkyaranta
In late September and early October 2022, the Lutheran Church of Pitkyaranta, Karelia, hosted a Christian youth retreat which also brought together youth from Hiidenselga and Läskelä in Karelia and from Larsmo, a Swedish-speaking community in Finland. Original post in Russian … [Read more...]
Bishop Laptev Participates in Online LFF Convention, Preaches Sermon
This is a recorded live-stream of the 2020 summer convention of LFF (“Little Firstborn”) in Larsmo, Finland, with English translation. This year, the convention was done online. Bishop Laptev of The Church of Ingria preached a sermon from St. George's Church in Koltushi, Leningrad Oblast, while Bishop Emeritus Kugappi translated into Finnish, … [Read more...]