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The Lutheran Confessional Church in Finland

Suomen Luterilainen Tunnustuskirkko (The Lutheran Confessional Church in Finland) and S:t Johannes ev. luth. församling (St. John’s Evangelical Lutheran Congregation). The Lutheran Confessional Church in Finland. Established in 2002

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The Lutheran Confessional Church in Finland

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  1. Suomen Luterilainen Tunnustuskirkko (The Lutheran Confessional Church in Finland) andS:t Johannes ev. luth. församling(St. John’s Evangelical Lutheran Congregation)

  2. The Lutheran Confessional Church in Finland • Established in 2002 • Formed when two small Confessional Lutheran congregations united • Most members are Finnish-speaking

  3. The Helsinki congregation • The congregation is active in Helsinki, Lempäälä and Vasa • The pastor is Juhani Viitala

  4. Pastor Juhani Viitala • Called as pastor in 2002 • Lives in Seinäjoki, a one hour’sdrive from Vasa • Works as a teacher of religion in • a local secondary school • Serves the Helsinki Congregation • Has 4 children • Wife Virpi

  5. Pastor emer. Jukka Söderström • Called as pastor in 1981 • Lives in Lempäälä, near Tampere • Retired from professionallife • Served the Helsinki congre-gation, but retired from pas-toral duties in July 2008 • Is still engaged in congregational activities

  6. The Haukipudas congregation • The congregation is active in Haukipudas, near Oulu • The pastor is Aarne Erkkilä

  7. Pastor Aarne Erkkilä • Called as pastor in 1998 • Lives in Haukipudas, Northern Finland • Retired from professional life • Serves the Haukipudas Congregation • Wife Elina and 4 children

  8. Current events in the church • Our Summer camp 2014 • In Kukkia near Tampere • (The Winter picture) • Church fellowship negotiations • continue with the biggest • Lutheran free church in Finland • The second edition of • Ernst Valentin Löscher’s book • Timotheus Verinus in Finnish

  9. www.tunnustuskirkko.fi

  10. St. John’s Evangelical Lutheran Congregation • Established in 1 August 2008 as an free Lutheran Congregation • 14 members • Most members are Swedish-speaking • Two Service places, Vaasa and Lepplax, 100 km north of Vaasa. • In fellowskip with The Finnish Lutheran Confessional Church since August 2009

  11. Head pastor Øyvind Edvardsen • Called as pastor in 2013 • Moved to Finland from Norway • Got married in June 2013 with Mirjam • Part-time employed fromAugust 2013-

  12. Pastor Ola Österbacka • Called as pastor in 2008 • Lives in Vaasa • Retired from professionallife • Married to Stina • Has 2 children

  13. Bibleteacher and CantorHans Ahlskog • Called in 2010 • Lives in Lepplax • Married with Mia • Part-time employed year 2012

  14. Live streaming of services http://sanktjohannes.info

  15. Places of worship

  16. Lepplax

  17. Lepplax

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  20. Lepplax

  21. Lepplax

  22. Vaasa

  23. Vaasa

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