The attached photo shows some of the graduates of the New Testament class taught as part of the ELCIR Initial Theological Course at the Lutheran Church of Petrozavodsk, Karelia. They were awarded their graduation certificates on August 28, 2022. Initial theological education given during the ITC’s eight modules taught at ELCIR … [Read more...]
Christians in Petrozavodsk read Scripture out loud together
Members of Christian churches in Petrozavodsk, Karelia, gathered at Holy Spirit Lutheran Church on August 13, 2022, to read Matthew 1-28 out loud together during three hours! The readers alternated their reading with singing Christian songs. Together, the attendees sang the Russian version of Amazing Grace. Many thanks to all the readers, … [Read more...]
Petrozavodsk Lutheran Church hosts New Testament classes of ITC
From July 22-24, 2022, the Lutheran Church of Petrozavodsk, Karelia, hosted the New Testament module of the Church of Ingria's Initial Theological Course. The classes were taught by Rev. Mikhail Ivanov, senior pastor of St. Mary’s Lutheran Cathedral in St. Petersburg. He shared with students from Karelia and Tver about the historical context of the … [Read more...]
ELCIR Lutherans and other Christians uphold family values together on Russia’s Family Day
The Church of Ingria held interdenominational activities in connection with Family, Love and Faithfulness Day, July 8, 2022. July 8-9 – Petrozavodsk Lutheran Church, Karelia July 9 – Koltushi Lutheran Church, Leningrad Oblast Original post in Russian … [Read more...]
Petrozavodsk Lutherans give thanks to God for 50+ years of church life
On June 25, 2022, there was a prayer service on the site of the former building of the Lutheran Church of Petrozavodsk, Karelia. The prayer service gathered church members, including those of advanced age, who reminisced on the days in the old church, which existed from 1970 to 2011. Their testimonies were gratefully heard by younger … [Read more...]
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