The efforts of the Lutheran Church of Sortavala, Karelia, to assist children were highly appreciated by the city’s traffic police. Police Captain Yevgeni Sidorenko, chief of the Sortavala traffic police, presented an award to the congregation’s senior pastor Rev. Andrei Antonov and the congregation’s big friend Timo Wenell. Many thanks to everyone … [Read more...]
Dr. Savich lectures in Sortavala on creation
On July 24, 2022, Igor Savich, doctor of sciences in biology, director of Concordia Foundation, presented a lecture on creation at the Lutheran Church of Sortavala, Karelia. Dr. Savich shared on various theories about the origins of Earth and man, dwelling in more detail on the Christian model and its significance in the modern understanding of the … [Read more...]
Sortavala Lutherans visit sister church in Virrat
From June 17-21, 2022, Senior Pastor Andrei Antonov and members of the Lutheran Church of Sortavala, Karelia, Russia, visited their sister church in Virrat, Finland. A special focus of this trip was our compatriots who live in Virrat. Thanks to the active efforts of Timo Wenell, a friend of the Ingrian congregation, the divine service was … [Read more...]
Brother in Christ continues to lecture on Ingrian history
On May 8 and 9, 2022, Vladislav Milyutin, MA in history, gave lectures at the Lutheran Church of Sortavala, Karelia, about Ingrian Finns in the era of the Bolshevik Revolution and Stalinist repression in the 20th century. Vladislav also continues a lecture series about Ingrians at the Lutheran Church of Chalna, Karelia. Many thanks to Vladislav, a … [Read more...]
Sortavala Lutherans visit friends in Finland
From April 1-3, 2022, Rev. Andrei Antonov, senior pastor of the Lutheran Church of Sortavala, Karelia, and some of the church members visited a sister congregation in Finland—the Lutheran Church of Virrat. On the way, they also visited their church’s old friends—former senior pastor Rev. Antero Paananen in Pieksämäki and Rev. Jussi Pitkänen in … [Read more...]
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