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Rev. Tuomisto Reflects on 65 Years of Ministry
100 MILE HOUSE, B.C. – Sixty-five years in ministry has been an adventure in faith with the Lord Jesus. Rev. Tuomisto’s first call, to a tri-parish in Upper Michigan, found him sharing God’s Word in both Finnish and English, serving as a Prison Chaplain, as…
CLTS to welcome Finnish scholar for 2015-2016
ST. CATHARINES, Ontario – Concordia Lutheran Theological Seminary (CLTS) has announced that they will be hosting a visiting scholar during the 2015-2016 academic year in St. Catharines. Rev. Esko Murto, of Helsinki, Finland will be joining the seminary community during that year. This is the…
Sharing the faith in Turkey: An interview with the head of the Istanbul Lutheran Church
Rev. Ville Typpö is head of the Istanbul Lutheran Church and pastor of Istanbul Lutheran Congregation in Turkey. He joined Mathew Block, editor of The Canadian Lutheran (CL), for an interview by Skype. CL: Let’s start at the beginning: what is the history of the…
New Bishop for Finnish Lutherans
FINLAND – On May 4, Rev. Risto Soramies was installed in Helsinki as the Bishop of the newly organized Evangelical Lutheran Mission Diocese of Finland. The installation took place in the Sacred Heart Chapel of the Lutheran Evangelical Association of Finland. Bishop Soramies served many…
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