On January 30, 2022, Rev. Andrei Antonov, Senior Pastor of the Lutheran Church of Sortavala, Karelia, celebrated a worship service at the partner Lutheran Church of Virrat, Finland. Original post in Russian & photos … [Read more...]
Confirmation in Sortavala
On Christmas Day December 25, 2021 Anastasia was confirmed at the Lutheran Church of Sortavala, Karelia. Thanks be to God! Original post in Russian & photos … [Read more...]
St. Anne Youth Visit Churches in Karelia
The photos on the link below show a group of young members of St. Anne’s Lutheran Church from St. Petersburg visiting the Lutheran Church in Sortavala, Karelia with their pastor Rev. Raskatov, head of the ELCIR Mission Department, on November 17, 2021. During their time in Karelia, the group also visited the church in Ruskeala. Rev. Raskatov shared … [Read more...]
Confirmation in Sortavala
During the divine service at the Lutheran Church of Sortavala, Karelia on September 26, 2021, Yelena was received into full communion with the Church through the Rite of Confirmation. May God bless Yelena with a strong spirit and firm faith as she follows His Son Jesus our Savior! Original post in Russian & photos … [Read more...]
Historian Milyutin Lectures on Ingrian History in Sortavala
On September 18, 2021, Vladislav Milyutin, Master of History, presented a lecture at the Lutheran Congregation of Sortavala, Karelia, about the history of Ingrian Finns. The lecturer shared about the origins of the ethnic group, the development of its identity as Lutherans, and the situation of Ingrian Finns during the dramatic periods in Russia in … [Read more...]