May 4, 2023 saw the thesis defense and commencement for the 4th-year students in the intramural bachelors’ degree program of the ELCIR Theological Institute, Koltushi, Leningrad Oblast. - Deacon Vladislav Golubovas: “The Figure of the Devil and the Understanding of the Devil during the Early Reformation.” Research advisor: Aleksei … [Read more...]
Petrozavodsk Lutheran Church gathers different age groups around God’s Word in Bible program
From March 3-5, 2023, the Lutheran Church of Petrozavodsk, Karelia, held a Bible Days program entitled “The Ways of the Lord.” God’s Word brought together children, adolescents and adults from the churches in Olonets, Petrozavodsk and Tyrö/Lomonosov. The program was facilitated by Pastor Aleksei Kronholm, Deacon Vladislav Golubovas, Marina Tatti, … [Read more...]
Deacon Golubovas attends Karelia’s interfaith conference
On October 26, 2022, Deacon Vladislav Golubovas represented the Lutheran Church of Pitkyaranta, Karelia, at the interfaith conference “Spiritual and Moral Values as Societal Orientation in Karelia.” The conference was sponsored by the Ministry of Ethnic and Regional Policy in the Republic of Karelia, Russian Federation, and held in Petrozavodsk. It … [Read more...]
Petrozavodsk Lutheran Church hosts ITC class
From September 16-18, 2022, the Lutheran Church of Petrozavodsk, Karelia, hosted the Personal Spiritual Life class of the Initial Theological Course. Teachers and topics: Ivan Skorets: Spiritual Life in the Old and New Testaments Deacon Anton Rudoi: Tithing; Saved or Being Saved Danil Andreyev: Prayer Life; The Church and … [Read more...]
ELCIR servants bring Word and Sacrament to nursing home residents
As The Church of Ingria continues to give spiritual care to its nursing homes called mercy houses, on August 23, 2022, Rev. Arvo Survo and the band Elo-Sooni visited the mercy house in Kikerino, Leningrad Oblast, and performed the Taiga Mass (or “Korpimessu” in Finnish), composed by Pastor Survo and based on songs in the style of the Kalevala, the … [Read more...]