On October 14, 2023, sixth-graders from School #5 in Priozersk visited Kaukola Lutheran Church of St. John in Sevastyanovo, Leningrad Oblast. Senior Pastor Viktor Ruzhinski gave the school students a tour of the church. They also saw the church’s exhibition which talks about the several centuries of its history. The kids went up on the … [Read more...]
Confirmations and baptism on Sep. 3 ’23
Praise God for the growth of His Church! The 13th Sunday after Trinity September 3, 2023 saw more confirmations and a baptism in The Church of Ingria! Eduard and Yaroslava were confirmed at St. John’s Estonian Lutheran Church of the ELCIR in St. Petersburg Artur and Maria were confirmed at the Lutheran Church of Verkhni Suetuk in southern … [Read more...]
University students help clear up land around Kaukola Church
From May 7-9, 2022, Chronos Volunteer Camp was deployed at Kaukola Lutheran Church in Sevastyanovo, Leningrad Oblast. The camp gathered university students from St. Petersburg. The congregation would like to thank the young people for helping clear up the land around the historical Lutheran church building! Original post in Russian … [Read more...]
Kaukola Church Takes Part in Ethnic Festival
December 18, 2021. A group of geographers, historians, ethnographers, and tourism promoters visited Kaukola Lutheran Church in Sevastyanovo, Leningrad Oblast. They brought an award diploma and a souvenir medal for the church’s pastor Rev. Viktor Ruzhinski as Kaukola Church is a finalist of the ethnic festival called Zemlya Kalevaly (“The Land of … [Read more...]
High Schoolers Visit Kaukola Church
On December 11, 2021, Kaukola Lutheran Church in Sevastyanovo, Leningrad Oblast, received guests—a group of high school students from Priozersk with their teacher and parents. The students saw the church and the chapel with the image of the Child Jesus, heard a part of a Lutheran church song, and watched a laser light show on the church vault. … [Read more...]