Sister in Christ Tatiana was confirmed at the Easter Divine Service at the Lutheran Church of Kem, Karelia. Original post in Russian … [Read more...]
Rev. Yakushov Proposes to Memorialize Victims of Stalinist Repressions in Rabocheostrovsk
On October 14, 2021, Senior Pastor Vladimir Yakushov of Kem Lutheran Church in Rabocheostrovsk, Karelia, attended a meeting of the Advisory Council for the Implementation of Ethnic Policy and Development of the State & Religion Relationship under the Administration of Kemsky Municipal District. As we were approaching October 30, Day of … [Read more...]
Church of Kalevala Holds Worship Again
On Sunday, August 22, 2021, the Lutheran Congregation of Kalevala, Karelia, saw the first worship service in several months, celebrated without communion by catechist Daniil Urayevski, an ELCIR Theological Institute student. Thank you Pastor Vladimir Yakushov of the Congregation of Kem who helped Daniil reach the location of his internship! It … [Read more...]
Kazan Lutheran Shares Organ Music in Kem
The Lutheran Congregation of Kem, Karelia, enjoyed organ music during the Sunday mass on August 15, 2021. Although the congregation obtained an electronic keyboard a long time ago, they still don’t have anyone to play it. As Rev. Anatoli Pogasiy and his family stopped over at this church on their travel from Kazan, Tatarstan, where he serves to the … [Read more...]
Rev. Yakushov Speaks at Meeting with Local Gov’t
On June 30, 2021, Rev. Vladimir Yakushov, the senior pastor of the Lutheran Congregation of Kem, Karelia, attended a meeting of the Advisory Council of the Kem Municipal District Administration. Among other matters on the agenda were the efforts of religious and nongovernmental organizations to strengthen interethnic and interfaith concord as a … [Read more...]