By Darya Shkurlyatyeva, ELCIR Press Service “Christ Unites” was the motto of Idäntyönpäivät / Days of Eastern Work 2021. Almost 50 years ago, in the times of the Soviet Union, Finnish Christians agreed to get together once a year in order to pray about their eastern neighbors. Today, one can openly follow Christianity in Russia, Estonia, and … [Read more...]
Sunday School Teachers Meet in Person and Online in Koltushi
Sunday school teachers met together at St. George’s Lutheran Church of Koltushi, Leningrad Oblast, on March 13, 2021, to discuss the upcoming celebration of Easter. The teachers came from the congregations in Koltushi, Toksovo, Yukki, and St. Mary’s Cathedral in St. Petersburg. Congregation officers from the ELCIR Karelian and Moscow Deaneries … [Read more...]
Church Members in Koltushi Make Audio Recording of Large Catechism
For those interested in online Lutheran audio resources in Russian, the Lutheran Congregation of Koltushi in its VK group has been posting audios of Luther’s Large Catechism read by congregation members. By now, they’ve completed all the sections on the Ten Commandments. The pastor of the congregation Rev. Mikhail Ivanov offered the … [Read more...]
Youth Meet Up at Church of Koltushi
By Aleksei Lozhkin From February 12-14, 2021 at the Lutheran Congregation of Koltushi, there was a youth meet-up entitled “The Narrow Way.” It gathered young people of age 18 or older, which gave everyone a chance to talk about faith, personal testimonies, and Christian life. During the three days, we studied and discussed 2 Timothy, sang hymns … [Read more...]
Church of Koltushi Celebrates
On February 14, the Lutheran church of Koltushi held its traditional annual Sunday-before-Lent festival "The Sacrificial Way of God's Love." Thank you organizers and assistants for the great time together! Source & photos … [Read more...]
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