suomen luterilainen tunnustuskirkko (the lutheran confessional church in finland) and s:t johannes...

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

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Suomen Luterilainen Suomen Luterilainen Tunnustuskirkko Tunnustuskirkko (The Lutheran (The Lutheran

Confessional Church in Finland) Confessional Church in Finland)

andand

S:t Johannes ev. luth. församlingS:t Johannes ev. luth. församling(St. John’s Evangelical Lutheran (St. John’s Evangelical Lutheran

Congregation)Congregation)

The Lutheran Confessional Church The Lutheran Confessional Church

in Finlandin Finland

• Established in 2002• Formed when two small Confessional Lutheran

congregations united• Most members are Finnish-speaking

The Helsinki congregationThe Helsinki congregation

• The congregation is active in Helsinki, Lempäälä and Vasa

• The pastor is Juhani Viitala

Pastor Juhani ViitalaPastor Juhani Viitala

• Called as pastor in 2002• Lives in Seinäjoki, a one hour’s

drive from Vasa• Works as a teacher of religion in

a local secondary school• Serves the Helsinki

Congregation

• Has 4 children• Wife Virpi

Pastor emer. Jukka SöderströmPastor emer. Jukka Söderström• Called as pastor in 1981• Lives in Lempäälä, near

Tampere• Retired from professional

life• Served the Helsinki congre-

gation, but retired from pas-toral duties in July 2008

• Is still engaged in congregational activities

The Haukipudas congregation The Haukipudas congregation

• The congregation is active in Haukipudas, near Oulu

• The pastor is Aarne Erkkilä

Pastor Aarne ErkkiläPastor 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

Current events in the churchCurrent 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

www.tunnustuskirkko.fi

St. John’s Evangelical Lutheran St. John’s Evangelical Lutheran

CongregationCongregation

• 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

Head pastor Øyvind EdvardsenHead pastor Øyvind Edvardsen• Called as pastor in 2013• Moved to Finland from Norway• Got married in June

2013 with Mirjam• Part-time employed from

August 2013-

Pastor Ola ÖsterbackaPastor Ola Österbacka

• Called as pastor in 2008• Lives in Vaasa• Retired from professional

life • Married to Stina• Has 2 children

Bibleteacher and CantorBibleteacher and Cantor

Hans AhlskogHans Ahlskog• Called in 2010• Lives in Lepplax• Married with Mia• Part-time employed year

2012

Live streaming of servicesLive streaming of services

http://sanktjohannes.info

Places of worshipPlaces of worship

LepplaxLepplax

LepplaxLepplax

LepplaxLepplax

LepplaxLepplax

LepplaxLepplax

LepplaxLepplax

VaasaVaasa

VaasaVaasa

VaasaVaasa

VaasaVaasa