LEHTIARTIKKELIT
AMERIKAN LESTADIOLAISUUDESTA
Airamo, Raimo:
Vanhimpien
mukana Amerikassa. Rauhan
Side 4/1993., 4.
Matkalla Evald Larsson, Levi Larsson ja Bror Erkstam. Eniten
väkeä koolla Brush Prairiella, arviolta 3500-4000 henkeä eivät mahtuneet
yhteen seurahuoneeseen…Seurojen aikana vihittiin käyttöönsä Hancockin uusi
rukoushuone. Siellä pidettiin Vanhan Apostolis-Luterilaisen Kirkon vuosikokous,
missä päätettiin mm. uuden virsikirjan painoksen toimittamisesta.
Alajoki,
Elmer H.:
Peter
Nordstrom
1913 – 1981
*1.8.1913 in Hancock MI to Oscar and Ina Nordstrom and entered into eternal rest
on May 17 1981 in Toronto, Canada in the midst of church services
–received the grace of repetance in 1936 in Hancock, traveled to Finland in
the fall of 1936 to study theology, during the Winter War in Finland returned to
the USA, and continued his studies at Suomi College in Hancock. After his return
he served the congregation of Astoria, Oregon and later at Virginia Minnesota.
For the last 34 years he served the congregation of Cokato, Minnesota and during
this time also served at Minneapolis, Esko and Brainerd, Minnesota and Rolla,
North Dakota…also served with the AALC as a member of its Board and Work
Committee
Alanen.
Jane:
Phoenix
Congregation Hires Full-time Pastor. The Voice of Zion 6/2000.
….Matti Kontkanen (Piippola, Finland) will be full-time pastor for Phoenix
congregation. His wife Eva (nee Petaisto) is an American citizen and they have
lived one year in Prescott area. Kontkanen was contacted in March 1999. His
response was affirmative…
Jane
Alanen
Laestadian
songs part of Finnish-American religious heritage
The
Finnish American Reporter 8/2001.
Editor's note: Jane Alanen is a church organist for her Laestadian
Lutheran congregation in Phoenix. She has a degree in church music from Grand
Canyon University. The history of the hymns and hymnists of her faith has always
interested her and she has done extensive research into Laestadian music.
Amerikan
länsirannikon toinen rukoushuone valmis. Rauhan Side 4/1995, 15.
-2000 hengelle tarkoitettu rukoushuone rakennettu edellisestä rukoushuoneesta
13 km pohjoiseen. Entinen rukoushuone, 1000 hengelle tarkoitettu, jää edelleen
käyttöön. Länsirannikon esikoislestadiolaisuus kasvanut ripeästi. Uuden
kokonaisala 3610 neliötä. Kalispell’in seurakuntaan Montanassa valmistunut
uusi kirkko, sali mitoitettu yli 400 hengelle. New York Mills’iin Minnesotaan
valmistunut uusi rukoushuone 300 hengelle.
Amerikassa kuolleita.SLL 1928, 71
…Meidän rakas ja uskollinen työntekijämme Herran viinimäessä Nels
J. Pietilä sai silmänsä ummistaa kotonaan Leadissa,
S.Dak joulukuun 11. Päivänä 1927. Hän oli kotoisin Alatornion
seurakunnasta, tuli tänne Black
Hillsiin vuonna 1885. Herralta saaduilla lahjoilla saarnasi hän
Jumalan sanaa ihmisten sielujen autuudeksi yli neljäkymmentä vuotta näillä
ympäristöillä. Hän oli siis ensimmäisä tähtiä Black
Hillsin yössä. Kuollessaan hän oli 80 vuoden ja viiden päivän
vanha.
Anchor
Industries. Fitzwilliam.
New Hampshire. The Keene Sentinel 26.2.1994. http://204.97.20.19/economy/madehere/anchor.shtml
–The area was attractive for its large congregation of Apostolic Lutherans
(the older Niemela (firm’s founder Ralph Niemela) is a minister with Apostolic
Lutheran Church in Winchendon)
Anderson,
Laura:
Phoenix Congregation’s Oldest Original Member Recalls Early Years.. The Voice
of Zion 3/2000.
"It was a really big thing when believers came", said David
Koistinen. "It was a reason to celebrate." Koistinen, one of the
first children to be born to a Laestadian family in Phoenix,
Arizona, recently recalled what the
first years were like for him and his family living in the sunny southwest"
My dad would always tour the guests around Phoenix and give them literature
about the state and city to try to persuade them to join our family here,"
he said. David’s father, Henry Koistinen, came to Arizona in June 1947
from New York. Newly wed, he and his
Wife Anne, his parents, Henry and Hanna Koistinen, and Dr.
Dickenson were the only belivers in Phoenix at that time,,,,"About a
year after I was born, my dad’s sister and her husband moved to Phoenix"…Henry
Koistinen’s efforts, the promise of work, or other reasons soon brought five
more families to Phoenix. The families were large and brought many friends for
David and Joanne. The growing congregation continued gathering in each
other’s homes until they purchased a small house in 1961 where they held
services and Sunday school. Koistinen remembers that the young people at that
time werequit close. Their number was small enough that they could do things as
a whole group….Today, the Phoenix congregation is one of the largest
Laestadian congregations in the USA. "My däd would have never imagined the
size of the congregation today nor the amount of visitors who come for LLC
Winter Services every year, Koistinen said….
Anderson, Larry: Minneapolis
belivers Prepare fo 2000 Summer Services. The Voice of Zion 3/2000.
The Minneapolis Laestadian Lutheran Congregation asks for God’s guidance as we
prepare for the upoming 2000 LLLC Summer Services. We extend a heartfelt welcome
to all to come join us on June 30-July 3 for these festive activities.
The service site is the new Wayzata High School located at 4955 Peony Ln. in
Plymouth, Minn….
As a part of the 2000 Summer Service event, the LLC is planning a historical
exhibit to portray the history of the Laestadian Lutheran faith through
photographs, artifacts and other media….
The Minneapolis Laestadian Lutheran Congregation has developed an internet web
site with the adress : http://www.mllchurch.org
Bekkala,
Lea: Detroit
Congregation celebrates 80 th anniversary.
The
Voice of Zion 7/1997.
–Laestadians in Detroit held their first recorded meeting at the boarding
house of Oscar Karinen on February 14, 1917. The
Apostolic Lutheran Congregation of Detroit incorporated later that year.
The charter members of the first congregation were Oscar Karinen, John Narhi,
Isaac W. Laakso, Peter....
Bekkala, Lea & Pentikäinen Maret:
"Siell’ Saaremaall’ kasva katakat ja mannapuut". PMS 9/3.3.1999.
Lidia Hotarin elämänvaiheita:
*28.2.1919 Virossa Oravissa Jaan ja Juliana Ploomin perheeseen,
avioitui 14.8.1938 suomalaisen Kosti Hotarin kanssa > muutto Suomeen
Karjalaan, sodan jälkeen perhe sai parannuksen armon. 1957 muutto Joensuusta
Kanadaan Torontoon, 1973 Marmoraan, aviopuoliso kuoli 1979. Sodan jälkeen
yhteydet kotiseudulle Viroon katkesivat vuosikymmeniksi, yhteyksien avauduttua
monet sukuliaset Virossa saaneet parannuksen armon.
Bergman,
Gladys:
Centennial Celebration. Christian Monthly 8/1998.
The Clatskanie, Oregon congregation is celebrating their 100th
anniversary on September 25, 26 & 27, 1998…
Biggins, Holly: Finnish Laestadian minister visits area. The Brainerd
Daily Dispatch 24.3.2000.
http://www.brainerddispatch.com/stories/032400/chu_0324000019.shtml
Bloomquist, John: John Waaraniemi called to Rest. The
Voice of Zion, 3/2000.
…His funeral was held on January 21 at the Minneapolis Laestadian Lutheran
Church in Plymouth Minnesota. A visitation and service was held the preceding
evening at the Wolf Lake Laestadian Lutheran Church in Wolf Lake, Minnesota.
John Waaraniemi was born in a Christian home in September 1913. He strayed into
the world as a young man but received the grace of repentance in 1947. He
married Viola nelson in the same year. Their union of eighteen years ended in
1965 when God called Viola from this life, leaving John to raise their twelve
children alone.
In 1962 the Minneapolis congregation called John Waaraniemi to serve as a
minister in the Lord’s vineyard. He also served on the Board of the
Association of American Laesatdian Congregations for many years, acting as
chairman for several years… John spent his retirement years in Mengaha,
Minnesota. There God blessed John with a new helpmate when he married Esther
Jarvi of Esko, Minnesota 1980….
Byman,
Miriam: Brief history of the congregation
of Astoria, Oregon.
The Voice of Zion 1/1988, 6 – 7.
Already in the late 1880’s there was a group of believers living in
Astoria…The believers in Astoria had a church which was built in the late
1800’s. This church serves heresy now and is often referred to as the
"Irvin Avenue Church". Some time before the 1920’s the believers
ceased to meet there due to doctrinal differences. When this congregation drew
up its by-laws the following people were on the board: Chairman: Henry
Reinikka, vice-chairman: John Severson, secretary: E.O.Erickson,
Treasurer: Alfred...
Gloria
Cosellian
The
Daily Mining Gazette 13.11.2001.
No
captives
To the editor:
The Calumet Finnish Apostolic Lutheran Church was established many years ago —
in the late 1880s here in the Copper Country.
This mother church now has legitimate sons and daughters — First Apostolic
Lutheran churches — scattered here and elsewhere in the United States, Canada
and Alaska. Other congregations are using the name Apostolic Lutheran but are
misguided. They have left their mother.
Dallasin
kevätseuroissa. PMS 15/14.4.1999.
Deakins,
Jeff:
Dedication services. Christian Monthly 9/1998.
The Congregation of the Apostolic Lutheran Church
of High Point will be holding its dedication services on November 6,
7 & 8, 1998 at the new church building…
Delawareen
uusi rukoushuone. Rauhan Side 3/1997, 17.
-rukoushuone rakennetaan Newarkiin, samalle tontille, jossa edellinen
rukoushuone (vihitty 1956, laajennettu 1967 ja 1980, 570 neliömetriä). Uusi
rukoushuone koostuu kahdesta rakennuksesta joiden molempien pinta-ala 660 neliötä.
The
Apostolic Lutheran Congregation of Detroit [13254
Thomson Avenue]
(Published in the
Finnish Album to Commemorate Detroit's 250th birthday. Detroit,
Michigan 1951, p. 19.)
The Apostolic
Lutheran Congregation of Detroit, being the oldest Finnish church organization
in Detroit, was incorporated and its bylaws and incorporation papers affixed
with the stamp and seal of the State of Michigan at Lansing on December 6, 1917.
A copy of incorporation was filed with the Register of Deeds, Wayne County, on
December 10, 1917, whereunto the following nine trustees as
The
Detroit Laestadian Lutheran Church Website
Detroit
Laestadian Lutheran Church. LOCAL HISTORY.
(http://www.dllchurch.org/history.html)
Laestadians
in Detroit held their first recorded meeting at the boarding house of Oscar
Karinen on February 14, 1917. The Apostolic Lutheran Congregation of Detroit
incorporated later that year. The charter members of the first congregation were
Oscar Karinen, John Narhi, Isaac W. Laakso, Peter Wissi, Arthur Olson, Matt
Kangas, Charles Person Pyyny, Rudolph Bekkala and August Niemi
Elki, Henry
(Rauha Kustannusyhdistyksen liikkeenhoitaja): Amerikasta SLL 1928, 166-167
….Täälläkin on monenlaista sekaseurasuutta, niin että niiden melskeet
tahtovat monia kaataa alleen. Minulle ja monille tuottaa murhetta se, että
monessa suuren touhun kanssa kulkevassa vaikuttaa valheen henki, niin että
kristillisyyden nimessä harjoitetaan valhetta ja vilppiä. Kehutaan
seurakokousten suuruudella ja valehdellaan ne moninkertaisiksi. Meillä oli
seurakunnassamme kalliit juhannusseurat, joihin oli saapunut kansaa niin paljon
kuin suinkin mahtui kirkkoon ja paljon oli ulkona…..
Article
about early settlers (Laestadians) of Esko, Minnesota:
http://members.tripod.com/ARRAN_1/esko.html
Finnish
American Center hosts Laestadian Lutheran exhibit
Keweenaw
today 6.2.2001.
HANCOCK – "From Living Seed to Flourishing Field: Laestadian Lutherans in
North America," a historical exhibit produced by the Laestadian Lutheran
Church last year, is on display through Feb. 9 at the Finnish American
Heritage Center at Finlandia University in Hancock. The extensive exhibit of
photos, text and artifacts gives historical perspectives on the Laestadian
Lutheran awakening movement on this continent from the mid-nineteenth century to
the present. Hours are 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday...
Foltz,
R.N.:
Dr. Saarnivaara called home. Bind us Together 6/1998.
In 1939, Church of Finland leaders responded to a request of the Suomi Synod for
a qualified theologian to teach in the synod’s seminari in Hancock, Michigan,
recommending Pastor Saarnivaara. While teaching at the seminary he also studied
for and received his Ph.D from the University of Chicago (1945) and Th.D. from
the University of Helsinki (1948). In 1954 the Saarnivaaras returned to Finland
where Uuras became editor of the Sana religious paper, also serving as a
preacher the People’s >Bible Association…In 1957 Dr. Saarnivaara became
director of the Home Mission College..In 1964 he was called to Minneapolis to
serve as professor at the Seminary of the Association of Free Lutheran Churches….
Forstie, Arthur: Phoenixin Lestadiolaisen seurakunnan historia/History
of the Phoenix Laestadian Congregation. PMS
40/30.9.1981
-seurakunta perustettu 18.8.1959 nimellä "First
Apostolic Lutheran Congregation of Phoenix, ensimmäiset
vanhoillislestadiolaiset muuttaneet seudulle vuonna 1940. Kirkko rakennettiin
1973. Sananpalvelijoina toimineet Arthur Forstie, Jim Moll ja Mark Young.
Forstie,
Arthur:
Phoenix Congregation History: The
Voice of Zion 3/1987, 53 – 54.
–The first believers to settle in this area were Henry and Olga
Mielonen in the year 1940.The first chairman of the congregation was Henry
Koistinen, followed by Harvey Hill, both of whom have since slept
away in faith, the house which was purchased in 1961 was foun by Gust Wisuri.
In 1971-1972 the congregation began to collect money to build a new church. On
December 1, we began construction of a new building and on April 21 1976 it was
completed. The speakers presently serving are Arthur Forstie, since May
1965, Mark Young since 1979 and Mike Riutta since November 1985
Frantti, Jim; History of the Pelkie Congregation. The Voice of
Zion. The Voice of Zion 1/1987, 5 – 6.
On October 15, 1911, a group of believers gathered to organize what was
then named the Pelkie First Apostolic Lutheran
Congregation, the church was built 1920, 1931 the building was lost
to the "Kirkkokunta" heresy, about half of the congrecation went into
the heresy, although several received grace of repentance later, there remained
57 families in the Pelkie congregation. In January 1932, it was decided to build
a new church, and a building committee was appointed. In April of that year the
name of the congregation was changed to the Pelkie First
Apostolic Lutheran Independent Congregation. By September 18 of that
year the congregation was able to hold congregational meeting in the new
building. The membership of the Pelkie congregation has fluctuated. At the
maximum it has been about 300. Today the adult membership is 37 and the number
of children is under 20.
Frantti, M.; Our oldest church. The Voice of Zion 11/1992, 3.
–about Pelkie congregations past, nowadays 40 members and 9 children.
Mike
Glynn:
Rockford
Retires Mortgage on Phase 1.
(The
Voice of Zion 6/2001)
Rockford
Laestadian Lutheran Church paid off its mortgage more
than
four years early during a ceremony held Sunday evening April 22nd. The evening
was originally set aside to present an update on the progress of Phase II of the
building program, but turned into a "Mortgage shredding" pro- gram
which included the presentation of a final payment to LLC Minister Pension fund
trustee, Ernest Lehtola...
Grangroth,
Luella: Robert Grangroth
70 years.
The Voice of Zion 7/2000.
On a warm summer day ( July, 27, 1930 ), there was a brief delay in the work on
the 80-acre farm in Waverly, Minnesota, when
farmer Herman Grangroth and his wife Alina welcomed their seventh
child, a son, into their hearts and home. This birth brought special joy because
sons were a blessing for the immigrant Finnish settlers. It meant extra hands to
help with chores to make a living on the land. Although the year of his birth
was at the peak of the Depression, Robert remembers that his family...
Haapala,
Gail:
God has given the increase. The Voice of Zion 12/1992.
–article speaks about Heikki Simontaival, later Henry Simonson
and his descedants. Approximately 600 of Heikki’s descedants gathered at the
Lutheran Collegiate Bible Institute in Outlook, Saskatchewan. The majority were
laestadians.
Haho, Aarno & Terttu:
Rockfordissa uusi seurakunta. PMS 8/23.2.2000
Viisitoista vuotta sitten ei Rockfordissa ollut seurakuntaa…..Nyt siellä on
seurakunta, jonka jäsenmäärä on kahdensadan paikkeilla…..Seurakansa oli vähän
ihmeellinen. Joukossa ei ollut montakaan vanhaa ihmistä, vaan enimmäkseen
nuoriaaviopareja ja lapsia, paljon lapsia….Cokaton seurakunta oli myös
muuttunut. Sielläkin oli nuoria perheitä ja seurakunta oli kasvanut….
Harju,
Carl & Nevala, Lauri:
A new Congregation established in Rockford. PMS 8/19.2.1992.
Belivers living in the Rockford, Minnesota area, approximately 30 miles west of
Minneapolis, have established a new congregation, the Rockford
Laestadian Lutheran Congregation August 21, 1991. The congregation
has already 53 members…
Harvey, Sara:
Love times 138.
The Greenville News 27.6.2000
In today’s hectic pace, one child often feels forgotten and the merging of two
families seems like combining two warlike tribes. When Marty and Nancy Seppala
of Greer married in 1983 after the deaths of their first spouses and combined a
new of family 26 children their experience. "We had a lot of fun,"
Marty said. And he means it. The couple still keeps in close contact with their
children and 138 grandchildren. this year they enjoyed a full house on
Father’s Day. What was their secret?
Marrying the right person, agreed the couple of 17 years, and being firmly
routed in their Apostolic Lutheran faith was the secret to their happiness. Also,
the children knew what was expected of them,
Heinänen, Hannu:
Elmer Alajoki 70 vuotta. PMS
20/19.5.1993:
*24.3.1923 Runebergin seurakunnassa lähellä Menaghaa, isä oli seurakunnan
pappina, solmi avioliiton 22.12.1950 Elsie Hoikan kanssa. Asetettiin
sananpalvelijaksi 1946, kutsuttiin 1951 Minneapolisin saarnaajaksi ja 1962
seurakunnan papiksi, palveli tässä tehtävässä vuoteen 1988, jolloin jäi eläkkeelle.
Oli vuodesta 1965 vuoteen 1973 apostolisluterilaisen lähetystoimen jäsenenä.
Vuodesta 1973 uuuden järjestön AALC:n pääsihteerinä.
Heinänen, Hannu; "Saarnaajavaihto on työmuotona ankkuri AALC:n ja
SRK:n välillä. Keskusyhdistysten yhteistyö laajenee. SLL
11/1993, 16 – 19.
Lucy
Y. Her:
Star Tribune 22.10.2001 (Obituary)
Melvin
Salo, 85, retired teacher and volunteer
Melvin F. Salo
was a listener, someone people turned to when they had a need.
"I think Melvin had within him a need to help people," said his nephew
Bob Dungay
of Fergus Falls, Minn. "He got satisfaction out of that."
Salo, a former Minneapolis teacher, principal, chaplain and longtime volunteer,
died Tuesday at Methodist Hospital in St.Louis Park from complications of a
stroke. He was 85.
Helmes, Alvar: Where he leads… Quarterly Foreign Mission Newsletter.
The first issue of the quarterly Foreign Mission Newsletter will be sent to the
congregations in early November…. Christia Monthly 11/1999.
Helmke,
Kathy;
God’s Congregation in Minneapolis – 105 years. The Voice of Zion 4/2000.
Helmke,
Kathy:
Community and Service Guests Visit LLC Historical Exhibit. The Voice of Zion
8/2000.
The Laestadian Lutheran Church hosted a historical exhibit entitled "From
Living Seed to Flourishing Field: Laestadian Lutherans in North America".
It ran from June 29 through July 3, simultaneously with the Church’s annual
Summer Services held this year at the Wayzata High School…
Hillukka,
Helen:
Rockford Congregation holds
first services in new church. Voice of Zion 3/1999.
Honkala, Maxine:
Kun siirtolaiset saapuivat Amerikkaan. Ispemingin
– erään siirtolaisseurakunnan vuosikymmenet. PMS 33/17.8.1988:
-Kotiseuroja pidetty vuodesta 1887. Ensimmäinen seurakunnan kokous Ishpemingissä
pidettiin 10.2.1895 Juho Teppolan kodissa. Seurakunnan johtokunta
valittiin ja sen ensimmäiset jäsenet olivat Matti Huuskonen, Mikko
Kuusela, Eliel Wierimaa, Jacob Harvala, Tiitus
Honkala, Jacob Wisuri vanhempi, Adam Heikkila,
Abram Toppila ja Gust Itäniemi. Mikko Kuusela
kutsuttiin ensimmäiseksi puhujaksi ja Abram Toppila
puheenjohtajaksi. Seurakunnan alkuvuosina pidettiin seuroja kodeissa, ensimmäiset
lapset pääsivät ripille 1895, kirkko rakennettiin Neljännen kadun ja
Cleveland-kadun kulmaan (1895). 1920-luvulla hajaannuksia: Pollarilaisuus ja
lakihenkinen eriseura erosivat. Cleveland-kadun kirkko pysyi yhteisenä, kunnes
sen käyttö kiellettin oikeustaistelun tuloksena 1939. Uusi kirkko rakennettiin
Neljännen kadun ja Superior-kadun kulmaan, valmistui 1946. 1950-luvulla alueen
taloudellinen tilanne heikkeni, nuoret muuttivat Minneapolisiin tai Detroitiin
> seurakunta ei kasvanut. Sanapalvelijana 1939 – 1962 Raymond Tulkki,
1964 sananpalvelijaksi Usko Petäistö, seurakunta kasvoi. 1973
uusi hajaannus, suurin osa seurakuntaa erkani, kirkko menetettiin, vuonna 1975
ostettiin Mission Covenant Church Negauneesta, käytössä vuoteen 1981, jolloin
rakennettiin uusi kirkko.
Honkala,
Renee:
He guided me into the Kingdom of God. Longtime Phoenix
Pastor, Art Forstie, recalls 80
years of God’s goodness. The Voice of Zion 6/1999, 10.
*4.4.1919 in Cloquet, Minnesota
to Mathew and Sophie
Forstie, grew up in Esko,
Minnesota…. In his youth his
parents went astray in a spiritual schism, but fortunately there were still
believers in his neighborhood to whom he could talk about faith matters…
Repentance 1939… Forstie married Esther
Koivisto 14.9.1940….worked as a truck driver and industrial
mechanic, Moved to Phoenix in
May 1960. The congregation purchased and remodeled a little house to hold
services in December of 1960. Later the house was torn down and the
congregations former church on Pinchot St. was built…Forstie was placed into
the office of speaking in 1964 and has served the congregation since that time….
Huhta,
Naemi & Keskey, Rhita:
Brainerd Congregation
celebrates. The Voice of Zion 9/1993. 7.
The congregations first church, purcased in 1890, was lost in the heresy of 1928
> service activity in the area slowed. It was not until 1959 that a regular
service schedule was re-established. Peter Nordstrom of Cokato,
began traveling to Brainerd each month. Following the 1928 heresy, a
congregation was not incorporated nor another board selected until 1981. The
congregation purchased the Edison Elementary School in Brainerd August 22, 1983.
The School was turned into a ten unit elderly housing apartment and service
facility. In recent years, the congregation has called local brothers Howard
Parks, Mark Lee and Steve Kallinen to
service in the office of the word.
Into the Ark – Detroit Hosts 1999 LLC Services. The Voice of Zion
8/1999.
After a period of 11 yers, the Detroit congregation once again hosted the LLC
Summer Services in Ann Arbor, Michigan, at Concordia College from July 1-4. The
estimated 1500 service guests heard….
Ishpeming church dedication services on sept 13, 14 and 15th
1997. Greetings of Peace 8/1997.
Ishpeming Laestadian Lutheran Church: Web-site: www.forministry.com/49849LC
Jacobson, Martha;
Rev. Lahtinen & the Titanic. The Titanic disaster and its
Cokato connection. Http://www.cokato.mn.us.cmhs/titanic.html
-kuvaus välikohtauksesta Lahtisen läksiäisseuroista
Jim
Johnson
The
Daily Mining Gazette 30.10.2001.
Unfair
accusations
To
the editor:
There have been
several articles bringing accusations against the Apostolic Lutherans, often
identified at Laestadians, after the name of the reformer God used to bring His
spiritual visitation to the Scandinavian countries in the 1800s. These
accusations have been written by those from outside of the movement — the
uninformed and unenlightened — regarding the truth.
There have been divisions from the beginning, in the outward church, as is
common in all denominations, but not in the living Body of Christ. That kingdom
which God established by His spirit is not divided, for it is not a kingdom that
is outward in flesh, but consists of those born of the Spirit.
Johnson,
Pearl:
Hilma Greku (80 years). The Voice of Zion 6/1992
*28.12.1911 Holmes City, Minnesota, parents Carl and Anna
Piippo, they had 15 children. When she was about 20 years, went to work
in Minneapolis, married with Eino Greku 1935, she converted to
living christianity 1938. Eino and Hilma Greku lived on a farm near Cokato Lake.
They had four girls and one boy.
J(ussila), O(skari) H(eikki)
Pastori Artturi Leopold Heideman. SLL 1271828, 227.
Calumetissa, Mich. Pohjois-Amerikassa on v.k. 7 päivänä kuollut pastori Artturi
Leopold Heideman 67 vuoden vanhana…Ylioppilasvuosinaan joutui
kosketuksiin kristyllisyyden kanssa…Saatuaan Amerikasta kuulla, että siellä
suomalaisten siirtolaisten keskuudessa kaivataan työmiestä, siirtyi pastori
Heideman Atlantin taa, missä hänen n. 40-vuotinen usein vaikea ja raskas,
mutta suurta ja siunausrikasta hedelmää kantanut työnsä on päättynyt…Hänen
poikansa Paavo Artturi Heideman
jatkaa isänsä työtä.
Kallinen,
Millie:
Finns settled Wolf Lake in late 1800’s. The Voice of Zion 4/1998, 16.
Kallinen, Millie: The Wolf Lake
congregations first home. The Voice of Zion 5/1998, 16.
Kallio,
Eino:
The New Finland-Regina Laestadian Congregation.
The Voice of Zion 9/1987, 222 – 223.
The beginning of living christianity in the New Finland area dates back to year
1913 or 1912, when two believing Laestadian speakers Matti Koski
and Oberg, came into the area. There were a number of conversions
at that time, mainly from "esikoisuus",
which had a small following at that time. On June 6, 1920, the members held a
meeting to form a legal society, with an elected board. Twenty-four members
signed the application to have it legalized. A nine-member board was made: John
Pahkala, chairman, Antti Laine, vice-chairman, Charles
J.Kallio, secretary, Eemeli Laakso, vice-secretary, Tahvo
Kaukinen, treasurer, Antti Kangas, vice-treasurer, and Joseph
Koski, Jaakob Kallio and Mike Hannuksela
board members. The name chosen was Uuden Suomen Apostolic Lutherialainen
Seurakunta, was translated into English as The New Finland Apostolic Lutheran
Congregation and was duly registered on February 5. 1924. The only resident
speaker in this area was Walter Törölä, who served from 1924 to
1929. In 1963 the Nurmi Oja school was purchased, which served until the mid
seventies. By 1984 most of the remaining members of the congregation had moved
to Dunblane. There remain only two members in New Finland.
Kallio, Wayne: Laestadian Services Held for the First Time in Lethbridge,
Alberta. The Voice of Zion 9/2000.
In a historical weekend, the first ever Laestadian services were held in
Lethbridge, Alberta. In the recent past, believer's have been held in Edmonton
and red Deer, Alberta. Fifteen guests gathered at the home of Henry and Twila
Simonson. for the July 22-23, 2000 services....
...Currently, there are approximately one dozen believers living in Lethbridge.
The Lethbridge believers gather each week for taped services. There are plans to
hold monthly services with visiting ministers from Saskatchewan...
Kallunki, Uuno:
Arthur Leopolt Heidemannin pitkä elämäntyö liittyi läheisesti
Amerikan kristillisyyden historiaan. Siionin Joulu 1971, 34 – 39.
–Amerikan lestadiolaisuuden historiaa ja Heidemanin roolia siinä
Karlsen, Neal & Lynn: Statement of Ownership, Management and
Circulation (of Christian Monthly 10.11.1998). Christian
Monthly 1/1999.
Editor Alvin C. Holmgren
Managing editor: Neal & Lynn Karlsen
Total number copies printed 2050
Mail subscription 1980
Free distribution by mail 20
Keranen, Isaac; The Finnish Apostolic
Lutheran Congregation. Rudyard., Michigan (by Isaac Keranen)
–the church was established 24.10.1908; incorporated 20.2.1909; registred
26.2.1909, the church was built 1912.
–The original officers were Chairman John Nivala, secretary Isaac Keranen,
treasurer Isaac Matson sr.
-The trustees are Ivar Saaranen, Andrew Pitzen, Matt Karki, Otto Johnson sr,
Richard Johnson and Gust Karlson
– There are at present one hundred members. http://sun.lssu.edu/~dsavoie
Mauri
Kinnunen ( The
Finnish American Reporter 9/2001)
Convention
draws thousands to northern Finland
RUUKKI, Finland -The
Seed is the Word of God ( Lk 8: 11 ). With this motto Conservative
Laestadians (SRK) arranged their 93rd annual Convention and Big Summer Services
in Ruukki, in northern Finland. Conservative Laestadianism is the largest
religious revival movement in Scandinavia and its annual Summer Services is one
of largest religious conventions in the world. The services began June 29 and
ended July 2. Thousands of Laestadians live in northern Finland and Summer
Services bring record numbers of visitors there. On Sunday there were about
76,000 guests.
Kinnunen, Salli,; Kinnunen Pekka: Longviewista
preerian kautta Cokatoon. PMS 30/23.7.1997.
–Saskatchewanin New Finlandin herätysten historiaa
Kinnunen, Salli; Kinnunen, Pekka: Cokaton
suviseurat. PMS 31/30.7.1997.
–seuravieraita Alaskasta Massachusettsiin noin 3000 henkeä
Kinnunen, Pekka;
Koillismaalaisuus vaeltaa Amerikan raitilla monessa suvussa. Koillissanomat
25.6.1998.
Helmi Esther Kivisto
In Memoriam. Christian
Monthly 4/2000.
For we know that if our earthly house of this tabernacle were dissolved,
we have a building of God, an house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens.
(II Corinthians 5:1) Our beloved sister in faith, Helmi Esther Kivisto, was
called home to be with her Lord on January 26, 2000 after a long illness. She
was born May 22, 1924 in Carlton County,
Minnesota, and was a life-long
member of the Esko Apostolic
Lutheran Church. All who knew Helmi were blessed by her loving, gentle, and
gracious nature. She is greatly missed by her brothers and sisters in faith, as
well as nieces, nephews, and friends. Helmi served as Editor of this dear
paper, the Christian Monthly, from August 1962 until April 1975, having
accepted this assignment after serving as a faithful and able assistant to Helmar
Peterson.
Matti ja Eva Kontkanen Yhdysvaltoihin.
PMS 37/13.9.2000.
Arizonan osavaltion pääkaupungin Phoenixin lestadiolais-luterilainen
seurakunta on pyytänyt Matti Kontkasta papiksi. Aikaisemmin Phoenixin
seurakunnassa ei ole ollut kokopäivätoimista pappia, mutta viran perustaminen
on nyt nähty tarpeelliseksi....Matti Kontkanen jäi virkavapaalle nykyisestä
Piippolan seurakunnan kirkkoherran virasta 31.8.2002 asti...Phoenixin
seurakunnan papin viran hoitamisen lisäksi Matti Kontkasen tehtäviin kuuluu
LLC:n ja muiden lestadiolaisten seurakuntien avustaminen eri puolilla
Pohjois-Amerikkaa...
Korpi,
Gail; Waaraniemi, Paul:
The Voice of Zion turns twenty-five. 1974 – 1999. Voice of Zion 1/1999
–In the early years approximately 900 subscribers was fairly typical. Today,
the number has nearly doubled with 1629 copies mailed out in December 1998. 425
subscriptions travel across the sea to Finland, Sweden, England, Hungary,
Estonia, Israel, Togo to name some destinations.
Korva, Marjo;
Amerikkalaisilla lestadiolaisnuorilla suomalaiset esi-isät. Lapin Kansa
29.6.1997.
Koski, Hans:
Toronton siionin varhaishistoriaa. Alkuaikoina seurakunta koostui pääosin
Suomesta tulleista naisista. PMS 13/31.3.1999:
-lestadiolaisia ollut ainakin vuodesta 1901, osa muuttanut myöhemmin
Yhdysvaltoihin, mm, Detroitiin, osa palannut Suomeen. Länsi-Kanadasta
Saskatchewanista muutti lestadiolaisia Torontoon, monet palanneet takaisin.
Seurapaikkoina David ja Elvira Voutilaisen, Saarelan,
John Karsikkaan, Yliojan, Kosken, Kurosen
ja Kivistön kodit. Seuroihin kokoonnuttiin kahdesti viikossa,
sunnuntaina luettiin Laestadiuksen tai Lutherin postilla ja seuroissa laulettiin
paljon. Pyhäkoulutoiminta aloitettiin 1938, seurakunta järjestäytyi 1956
(rekisteröitiin 1957) nimellä Toronto
Finnish Apostolic Lutheran Congregation.
Koskimäki, Yrjö: Virsi- ja lauluperinnettä Amerikassa I. Vanha virsi
uudessa kotimaassa. SLL 5/1996, 14 – 15.
Koskimäki, Yrjö: Virsi- ja lauluperinnettä Amerikassa II. Uudempaa
lauluaineistoa. SLL 6/1996, 14 – 15.
Kotiseuroissa
Dallasissa (At homeservices in Dallas). PMS 21/24.5.2000.
Kokoonnuimme lämpimänä viikonloppuna seuroihin Dallasissa 22.-24.4 (We
gathered to services at warm weekend in 22.-24 of April. Puhujana oli Russel
Roiko (The speaker was Russel Roiko).
Krupa,
Peter: Church
begins national convention in Houghton.
2,000
Apostolic Lutherans here for annual gathering. The Daily Mining Gazette
12.7.2001.More than
2,000 members of the Apostolic Lutheran Church of America are gathered in
Houghton today for their national convention.
Hailing from 63 congregations from across the United States, attendees will meet
and worship at Michigan Tech University’s Student Development Complex...
Kumpula,
Eugene:
History of the Wolf Lake and Westside
Laestadian Congregations. The Voice of Zion 11/1987, 247- 248.
Around 1915 there were seven congregations in this area. These included
Meadowtown, Menagha, Runeberg. Pickerel Lake, Wolf Lake, Sebeka and New York
Mills. In 1956 the Pickerel Lake congregation joined the Wolf Lake congregation
in constructing the present church.
The Kuoppala kids from A to J: Reino A.Kuoppala 60 years.
The Voice of Zion 10/1997, 13:
*12.10.1937 Iron, Minnesota to Alex and Lydia Kuoppala, marriage
with Diane Himango, ten children, speaker from 1973.
Kuopus, Katie: We remembered those who have gone to rest:. The Voice of
Zion 1995, 7
–Ishpemingin seurakunnan joidenkin jäsenten muistelua
–Frank Numikoski (caretaker in Negaunee church)
–Iver Lehtinen (speaker, died 1946)
–Abraham Toppila (Chairman of the Ishpeming congragation)
Kurtti, James: Finnish or Sami? Finnish Settlement in Michigan’s
Copper Country. http://members.tripod.com/arran_1/CopperCntry.html
Article includes some material about Laestadianism.
Kurtti,
Rafael
(pastor, Sherwood Oregon): In memory of Lawrence J. Rasaka.
Christian Monthly 7/1999.
*in Red Lodge, Montana, died 20.2.1999 at the age of 81 years. Was a beliver
from his childhood. During his life, he preached the Word of God to the
salvation of men’s souls while living in California and then in Oregon
Lahti, Donald: History of the Laestadian Lutheran Church in Florida. The
Voice of Zion 1/2000.
The first permanent believers in Florida were probably August and Helmi
Sorvo. They moved from Massachusetts to Lake Worth
in the 1950s… later Aino Sorvo purchased a home in Lake
Worth in the 1950s…Fred and Frieda Sarkinen
built a home in Lantana in the 1960s…Paul Heideman
visited the Lake Worth area, perhaps as early as the late 1940s
and throughout the 1950s. In the beginning, the Florida congregation was not
officially organized, except to have a chairman and treasurer. The first
chairmen were Otto Tarvainen and Walfred Juntunen, Helena
Tarvainen served as treasurer…At a meeting of all the believers in
Lake Worth, held on February 9, 1992, the offiacial name, Florida Laestadian
Lutheran Congregation, was selected to identify the congregation and to be used
for church announcements and newspaper advertisements…Aapo Aunola
was chosen as chairman, Donald Lahti as vice-chairman, Helena
Tarvainen as treasurer and Matti Niemi as vice-treasurer.
At the special meeting, held on March 29, 1992, the congregation was advised to
registered with the state of Florida…The constitution and by-laws were
approved at a general meeting on February 6, 1994….On March 17, 1997, the
Florida congregation’s name was changed to Florida Laestadian Lutheran
Church….The congregation was renamed Laestadian Lutheran Church of Florida
November 1, 1998, and new officers were chosen: Donald Lahti,
chairman, Helvi Juntunen, secretary and treasurer, and Elma
Saari, trustee…
Lampi, Walt: Tom Prophet 50 years old. PMS 34/23.8.1989:
*23.7.1939 in Ishpeming, an autobody repairman, selfemployed (own business)
for many years as a member of the Ishpeming congregation board and a servant of
the Word sice 1979. During the cionstruction of the Hasscib Lake camp he served
on the building committee and is now a member of the campp board. In 1988 he was
appointed camp caretaker.
Lampi, Walter: The Christian and the Sports. The Voice of Zion 10/1999.
Sports…present many dangers to faith and are therefore a matter in which the
believer must be watchful…a federally funded study, led by top University of
Michigan psychology professor, Jacquelynne Eccles, found that
partcipating in high school sports increased the likelyhood of drinking and drug
use by teens. "Athletes tend to form popular cliques who party, and alcohol
is part of that", Eccles said in an Aug. 25, 1998, Detroit Free Press
article. She also said that "only those students committed to church or
communitys service seemed protected against alcohol, drug use and truancy."….The
atmosphere can often (in games) can often include foul language, ridicule of the
opposing team players, or drunkenness and rowdy behavior…For the christian,
involvement with sports as either a participant or a spectator is a matter of
measuring potential gains versus losses. Experience has shown that no one has
been hurt by not becoming involved, yet many have lost the gift of faith and
good concience when they have gotten too involved…
Dan
Lampinen & Nancy Seppala
(In behalf of the Publicity Committee): Annual Convention; Christian Monthly
3/2000.
The
Apostolic Lutheran Church Annual Convention will be hosted by the congregations
of upstate South Carolina on
July 6, 7, 8, and 9, 2000. The site will be Furman
University in Greenville, SC. Apartments on the campus are
available for housing. For information, contact: Donna Coponen 864/244-2471;
Amanda Kinnunen 864/968-0991. We extend a warm welcome to all of you, and pray
that these services will be a blessing.
Lapinlähetykset
2001 (Rauhan Side 2/2001, 19)
Ruotsin
Lapin vanhimmat tekevät kesällä 2001 1ähetysmatkat sekä Itä-Norjaan että
Pohjois-Amerikkaan. Matka Itä-Norjaan Finnmarkiin tapahtuu kesäkuussa ja
Amerikkaan heinä-elokuussa Lapin
Lee,
John & Parks, Howard:
History of the Brainerd Laestadian Lutheran
Church. The Voice of Zion 5/1987, 102 – 103.
On the 2nd of February 1889, a small group of believers gathered at
the Kalle Hietala home and held the first recorded meeting. In
1890 four lots were purchased at 1210 Quince Street S.E. in Brainerd for $
85.00. On March 7, 1891, a certificate of incorporation from State of Minnesota
was granted to The Finnish Apostolic Lutheran Church of Brainerd. A wood frame
building was built. The first elected board members were David Sangala,
Gust Sangala, and Kalle Hietala. Speakers were David
Sangala and Kalle Hietala (1889-90), William Alajoki
(1891), John Santapakka (1892-1901) and Zakarias Fremling
(1902-1927). Heresy divided the congregation 1928, leaving the believers without
a church building. On September 13, 1981 a church board was elected and once
again incorporate the congregation. Elected to serve were: John Lee,
chairman, Nestor Jokela, vice chairman, Howard Parks,
treasurer, Brian Hauck, assistant treasurer, Richard Pikula,
secretary, Marty Carlson, asistant secretary and Mark
Collette, trustee. Our Congregation consisted of 20 adult members and 32
children.
Lehto,
Kay; Byman, Arnold; Huhta, Tom; Byman, Miriam;
History of the Longview Laestadian Lutheran Congregation.
The Voice of Zion 2/1987, 29 – 30.
The earliest records of this congregation are in treasure accounts between the
years 1898-1900.
In 1901 the membership contained 29 names
A certain member donated land on Mt Solo in the city of Longview, in 1902 when
they were building their church, they received financial donations from
congregations in Calumet and Republic (Michigan),
Lepistö, Einari:
Nuoruusmuistot herätysajoilta Kivijärvellä lämmittävät USA:ssa. PMS
3/15.1.1959.
_Lempi Heidemanin (os. Kranck) muistelua
Leppa, Pauline/Nurkkala, Kirsti: Brainerdin
Lestadiolainen Seurakunta 100 vuotta. Minnesotan Brainerdistä
tuli monen suomalaisen siirtolaisen uusi kotimaa. PMS 42/18.10.1989.
Seurakunnassa 45 jäsentä ja noin 40 lasta
Elmer
Liimatta
The
Daily Mining Gazette 2.11.2001.
Who
are Apostolics?
To the editor:
This letter is regarding Debbie Salo’s letter to the editor on Oct. 22.
It might be good for her to check a little more on the facts before writing on a
subject. I really don’t know what she was trying to say.
First of all, the man whom God used to awaken people to living faith in Northern
Sweden was Lars Levi Laestadius (1800-1861). Since many lives were changed from
drinking and gambling to honest and sober lives, these people brought this
message here through the immigration of workers to the copper mines during the
1880s. It was the people who brought the
Loukusa, Lori; Tolkkinen, Ed; Hillukka,
Joni; Juntunen, Jodi:
Minneapoliksen satavuotisjuhlaseuroissa. "Tämän kallion päälle minä
tahdon rakentaa seurakuntani". PMS 48/29.11.1995.
–ensimmäiset lestadiolaiset saapuivat 1870-luvulla. Seuroihin kokoonnuttiin
kodeissa vuoteen 1895, jolloin 29.7 järjestäydyttiin nimellä Finnish
Apostolic Lutheran Church ja ensimmäinen kirkko valmistui vuonna
1902
The Makela Children: In Loving memory of Uno Makela. The
Voice of Zion 1/2000
Uno was born on December 30, 1912 to Charles and Marianna (Liupakka)
Makela… He was born on the family farm in Red
Eye Township, Sebeka, Minn… Throughout his childhood he
attended Christian services with his parents, but after confirmation he denied
faith. He held various jobs in the Sebeka-Menagha
area until he joined his brother Nestor in his cattle hauling
business in Floodwood, Minn. He
was called into the service in the of the United States Navy in 1943….after
the war he returned to Floodwood….on September 23, 1950, Uno and Maxine
Autio were married by Rev. William Alajoki at the Alajoki
farm in rural Menagha…In 1964, God directed them to the Esko,
Minn. Believers and to services…Lauri Hakso and Elmer
Alajoki were the speakers. They were granterd the grace of repentance….The
Esko congregation called Uno to serve as their local speaker in 1975…They
moved to Menagha in 1981, where he was also asked to serve…served as caretaker
at Stony Lake Camp…retired in
1991…0n June 12,1994 suffered a massive stroke…passed away on December 28,
1998.
Marjanen, Pekka:
50-vuotias kirkko. PMS
30/26.7.1967.
Worchesterin suom. Ap.lut. seurakunnan
kirkko Massachusettsisssa USA:ssa on 50-vuotisjuhlan kynnyksellä, joka pidetään
elokuun 18-20 päivänä 1967. Haastattelin sisar Katri Hämäläistä niiltä
ajoilta, jolloin kirkkomme rakennettiin. Hän kertoili asioista seuraavasti: Minä
hyvin muistan ne ajat, jolloin rakennustyöt aloitettiin. Työ suoritettiin
talkoilla. mukana oli paljon sisaria ja veljiä. Hän muisti nimiä: Kalle
Hautanen, John Hautamäki, ja August Leppilahti. Veli Isomäki oli palkallinen.
Hän samalla johti rakennustöitä. paikallisina sananpalvelijoina ovat olleet
John Rasku, Lumperi (ilmeisesti Johan Fredrik Blomberg [1853 – 1920], joka
toimi Worchesterin seurakunnan saarnaajana vuodesta 1904 aina kuolemaansa
saakka/Lisäys Makkeri) ja Grönfors sekä isä ja poika Aho. Vierailevina
puhujina hän mainitsi Heidemanin ja Halvarin ym. Amerikasta ja Suomesta.
Parannuksentekijöitä oli silloin runsaasti. Kiitosäänet kuuluivat parattuin
suista ja sydämistä. Nyt on kirkkoomme tehty korjauksia. Eri paikkakunnilta
ovat kristityt meille apunsa antaneet. Tästä runsain mitoin kiitollisuus on täyttänyt
sydämen ja ennen kaikkea taivaalliselle Isälle, että Hän on meitä näin
siunannut….
Mikkola, Eija &Liisa:
Liisa Mellanen "saw the best and worst of life" 1897
–1984. The Voice of Zion 5/1999.
Elisabeth Reponen was born, one of many children in a beliving
home, on February 27 in Valkeasaari, Ingria. At one point in her life, storms of
heresy came and took her family. Liisa, as she was called, alone remained in
faith.. As a young girl Liisa went away to work in Finland. During one of her
trips home, civil war in Finland and Russia broke out. God allowed for her safe
return to Finland. Liisa worked for G.Fagerholm of Lahti from June 16 1917 to
April 20 1920. From Lahtii Liisa moved to Tampere. On August 28 1929 she
emigrated to Canada, where she worked for Vincent Massey, Governor General
of Canada. Durin World War II Liisa had returned to Finland. There she
married Emil Mellanen march 23, 1945. On November 15 1984 Liisa
was able to escape wordly worries, when her turn came to leave this earth.
Mikkola, Hilkka: Past and present services in northern Ontario. The
Voice of Zion 2/1999, 11
–services were held in Sudbury, Sault Ste Marie and Copper Cliff, where there
lived a few laestadian families. Nowadays only in Sudbury once a month
Uuno Mäkelä
80 vuotta. PMS 12/24.3.1993
*Sebekassa Minnesotassa 30.12.1912, avioliitto 23.9.1950 Maxine Aution
kanssa, kuusi lasta. Koti sijaitsi Floodwoodissa, jossa Uuno piti 42 vuotta omaa
kuorma-autoliikettä. Aviopuolisot saivat parannuksen armon samana iltana 1964.
Valiittin AALC:n johtokuntaan perustettaessa 1973 ja vuodesta 1975 työvaliokuntaa.
Kotisiioni Eskossa siunasi puhujaksi 1975.
Peter Leonard Nevala 12.1.1927 – 8.4.1997
*Menaghassa, vanhemmat Leonard Nevala ja Hinni Alajoki
-avioitui 1950 Evelyn Majavan kanssa, neljä lasta
–sananpalvelijaksi 1964, valittiin 1973 AALC:n johtokuntaan ja työvaliokuntaan,
The Voice of Zionin toimittaja
1973 – 1988.
New
Hampshire
(Something
about history of the Finns and their religion/Suomalaisten ja alueen
lestadiolaisuuden historiaa ja nykypäivää)
http://www.keenesentinel.com/sentinel/news/archive/251.html
-many Finnish immigrants went to work for Seppala & Aho, a large
construction firm owned by Finnish-Americans
–many Finnish-Americans in Rindge keep the faith at Apostolic
Lutheran Curch in New Ispwich
–Assimilation is taking toll on Finnish culture – Intermarriage is one
reason.
Nikula, Elaine:
Hilma Greku recalls the church of her childhood.The Voice of Zion
8/1993.
The oldest Finnish church in Minnesota is the
Finnish Apostolic Lutheran Church in Holmes City. Hilma
Greku’s grandparents, Johan and Mary Piippo,
a beliving couple, filed a claim on land for their homestead in 1866. During the
first ten years, they attended services in homes. On June 12, 1877, yhe first
meeting of the Finnish Apostolic Lutheran Church was held in the home of Peter
Julin. The Piippos donated land at that time for a church
building. The first speaker was Herman Karjalainen (later Jacobson),
fourteen others were listed as also having served the congregation: Matti
Haapala, Johan Lehto, Peter Julin, Isaac
Piippo and Johan Piippo. Peter Raattamaa
came from New York Mills to hold confirmation in 1916. In later years the
congregation was served by Jakob and Kaleb Wuollet, John
Nelson and Henry Alajoki. The congregation had as many as
100 members including children. The storms of heresy left their mark on this
small congregation also.
Nikula, Elaine: Establishing a congregation in the wilderness. Cokato
Congragation 1872 – 1996). The Voice of Zion 2/1997.
Nikula, Elaine; Harju, Carl; God’s word has prevailed through storm
and turmoil. The Voice of Zion 4/1997.
Nikula, Rod: God’s guidance in Cokato: 1947 – 1997. Cokato
congregation 1872 – 1996. The Voice of Zion 4/1997. 12.
Nikula,
Walter & Mabel:
A history of the Regina Congregation.
The Voice of Zion 5/1999.
In the late 1940s, regina, Saskatchewan, became the home town to two recently
married couples, Vera and Wayne Mattila and Ethel
and Harvey Hill. In the mid-50s, Walter and Mabel
Nikula with their children come to live in Regina…In the 60s and 70s,
the congregation numbered 15 to 20 members. The members in regina became
affiliated with the New Finland congregation in the 1970s, paying their
membership dues there but maintaining their own board of officers…In 1997, the
name was changed to Regina Laestadian Lutheran Church. Services are scheduled
each month ly LLC…Although Glenda Parker, Lorna Salahub,
Senia Nikula, Steven and Diana Warwaruk and Walter
and Mabel Nikula are the only members they have been blessed with
young believers coming here to further their education or to work
Notice:
The Central Board has approved the affiliation of the Apostolic
Lutheran Congregation of Orchards, Washington, effective the 91st
Annual Meeting of the Apostolic Lutheran Church of America. Christian Monthly
6/1999
O'Donnell,
Richard W.:
A community strives to keep religious traditions alive in a modern society
NEW
IPSWICH, N.H.). The Boston Globe 05/18/1980.
- They do not have televisions or radio sets in their homes and do not attend
movies or plays or frequent the sports arenas down Boston way. They live in neat
and trim homes and their men work long hours, keep their hair short and have a
fresh-scrubbed appearance. Their women have a healthy, comely look and do it
without make-up. The unmarried women among them earn their keep, and working
wives are
Parks,
Howard:
Brainerd elderly housing project update. The Voice of Zion 7/1997, 8.
Pelkonen, Ari:
"Seurat" uppoavassa Titanicissa: PMS 15/13.4.1994.
Artikkeli sisältää keskeiset tiedot Titanicista ja sen uppoamisesta sekä
Cokaton Apostolisluterilaisen seurakunnan papin
William Lahtisen ja hänen vaimonsa Annan vaiheista matkallaan
Suomessa ja Titanic-laivalla: New York Mills’ssä asunut saarnaaja Pekka
Raattamaa kirjoitti eräässä kirjeessään: "Haaksirikosta
pelastuneet kertovat, että veli Lahtinen seisoi laivan kannella matkatoveriensa
ympäröimänä, joille julisti Jumalan Pojan kuolemaa ja syntein
anteeksisaamista. Artikkelissa myös Lahtisen Kemiin Titanic-laivalta lähettämä
kirje, joka julkaistiin Siionin Lähetyslehdess 6/1912.
Peltola, Minna; Tomm Stewartin uskon juuret ovat
Euroopassa. Lapin Kansa 29.6.1998.
-Amerikasta vierailulla olleen, Snohomishista, Seattlen läheltä kotoisin
olevan saarnamiehen haastattelu. Sukujuuret Brittein saarilla ja Ruotsissa.
Pentecost
and dedication services at First Apostolic Lutheran Congregation of Cokato will
be held Fri., June 9, 7:30 p.m., Sat., June 10 7:30 p.m., Sun., June 11 10 a.m.,
2:30 and 7:30 p.m.; and Mon., June 11, 10:30 a.m. and 7:30 p.m. Allen Torola,
Peter Torola and other visiting ministers will be guest speakers. All are
cordially welcomed. Dassel - Cokato Enterprise Dispatch 29.5.2000.
Pentikäinen, Elina.
Ensimmäinen lähetysmatka Amerikkaan 1876. Pääsiäissana 1984, 34 – 35.
Heikki Parkajoen ja Aapo Tapanin matkasta
Pentikäinen, Juha: Calumetin juhannusseurat 1972. PMS
31/27.7.1972.
–juhannusseuroissa 2000 – 3000 henkeä
–hieman seurakunnan historiaa ja ennen kaikkea A.L.Heidemanin ja
Paul Heidemanin elämänvaiheita
–seurakunnan päätoimisena pappina Peter Törölä apunaan George
Haapala ja Aron Storm, Kuparisaaren muina saarnaajina Nathan
Ruonavaara ja Walerius Kero. Kuparisaaren alueelta väkeä
muuttanut kaivosten sulkemisten takia muualle. Etenkin Detroitin, Minneapolisin
ja Zionin (Illinois) seurakunnat kasvaneet.
Pentikäinen, Juha:
Juho Mursu – Pohjois-Minnesotan suomalaisten opettaja. Siionin
Joulu 1983, 38 – 42.
–New York Millsin seurakunta
perustettiin 19.6.1877 Antti Puuperän hirsimökissä, 1883 ensimmäinen
kirkko Heinolan seudulle, 1903 isompi, seurakuntaan kuului tällöin satakunta
perhettä
*2.6.1847 Ii, Oijärven Mursun talo, äiti lestadiolainen, parannus
28-vuotiaana, muutto 1880 Amerikkaan New York Millsin seudulle Lehtijärvi
towniin, seurakunnan papinviran hoitajaksi 1883, kiersi saarnamatkoilla aina
Kaliforniassa ja Kanadassa saakka, teki Pekka Raattamaan kanssa
matkan 1890- 1891 Pohjois-Ruotsiin ja Suomeen, toimi vuosina 1908 (Calumet) ja
1909 (New York Mills) puheenjohtajana lestadiolaisten suurissa kokouksisssa, k.
26.11.1911.
Petaisto,
Heikki: History of the California
Congregations.
The Voice of Zion 8/1987. 171 – 173.
In California there were some believers in the 1880’s. In 1894 congregations
were organized in Berkeley and Ft.
Bragg and in 1895 one was organized in Rocklin.
The earliest mention of a local speaker is of a sea captain B.G.Fardig of
Berkeley. He later went into the Kirkkokunta heresy. The Ft. Bragg church was
lost to the Pollari heresy about 1920. Some believers also settled Reedley, who
served there included Frank Stohl, John Heikkila, Frank
Multanen, Ben Luokkanen and Marin. Multanen and Luokkanen
later went into the Kirkkokunta heresy.
Petaisto, Heikki:
"Blessed are they that dwell in thy house". Prescott
Laestadian Congregation celebrates 10th anniversary.
The Voice of Zion 9/1992.
–The first believers moved to the Prescott area in 1980, the formal
organisation of the congregation took place October 25 1982, footings for the
new church were poured on January 5, 1985 and the dedication services for the
new Church were held March 28 – 30, 1986. Currently, the Prescott congregation
consists of nineteen households. Two speaker brothers, John Skoog
and Jim Moll serve the congregation.
Petaisto,
Heikki:
A look at Reedley’s colorful past. The Voice of Zion 10/1997.
–about laestadian congregation in Reedley, California, by interviewing Aurora
Loukonen
Frank Ståhl (later Stohl) was among Reedley’s
early preachers, he was a former seaman, and died in Reedley 1929. Other
laestadian belivers: former seaman Karl Laine and his wife Miina
(Aurora Loukonen’s parents), a blacksmith named Mr Airola,
additional names are Trukki, Multanen, Heikkila and Husu
(or Hasu). One H.Husu (Hasu?) served as a preacher until he moved
to Berkeley in 1919. Eventually there were as many as twelve laestadian families
in Reedley. Some of these people may have joined the "Kirkkokunta"
1930’s. Frank Stohl’s daughter-in-law, Hanna (nee Kankaanranta)
was a believer until she died though Frank’s son Karl was not.
Another believing couple was Amanda and Viktor "High
Car" Johanson. Reedley’s believers never had their own church.
Petaisto,
Heikki & Moll, Jim:
A congregation is organized at Prescott, Arizona. The Voice of Zion 1982, 182
– 183.
Petaisto,
Paula:
Greetings from LLC Florida Winter Services. The Voice of Zion 4/2000.
…were held from feb. 11-13 in Lake Worth
at Sty. Andrew’s Lutheran Church. The Laestadian Luhtheran Church has sposored
these services since 1990. Over 200 service guests fron the USA, Canada, Finland
and Korea gathered at the three day event…..
Petaisto,
Sirkka
Beloved sisters and brothers in the Lord, God’s peace! The Voice of Zion
11/1974, 166-167.
We had unknowingly bebecome lost in heresy. God gave the grace of repentance…
Petaisto,
Usko.
Into the Kingdom of God. The Voice of Zion 11/1974, 166.
"We received yhe grace of repentance from heresy on the 24th of
July, when brothers Oiva Tolli and Elmer Alajoki
were as the mouth of God here...
Obituaries ( The
Finnish American Reporter 3/2001)
Helmer
Peterson, TAPIOLA, Mich.
Helmer T.
Peterson,93, a longtime resident of Tapiola, died on Wednesday, January 24, 2001
at a the Ontonagon (Mich.) Memorial Hospital Long Term Care Unit where he had
been a patient since December 26, 2000. a He was born February 26, 1907 in
Tapiola, a son of the late Tobias and Greta "C (Savela) Peterson, and
attended the Doelle School. His parents were among
the earliest settlers in the Tapiola/Otter Lake (Saukkojarvi) area. His
father was from the Karelian village Uhtua.
Peterson,
Reuben:
Uttermost the uttermost. Christian Monthly 6/1998.
Writer’s grandfather Jeremiah Redyonoff was born in Uhtua,
Karelia in 1864. In USA the name was renamed Jeremiah Peterson. He
and his brothers would made trips from Uhtua to St. Petersburg to load up with
merchandise. They would then travel across the border to Finlnad with their back
packs to sell this wares. Although he may have been introduced to Christianity
in Finland, it was not until he had settledin the upper peninsula of Michigan
that he was born anew. He marrid a Christian Finnish woman, and they homesteaded
in an area named Tapiola
Pirness,
Adrian:
Outlook congregation’s
10-year history noted. The Voice of Zion 11(1998, 11.
–on September 20, 1988, the Outlook, Saskatchewan area members of Dunblane
Laestadian Congregation met to decide if there was majority
support to establish a second congregation…
-the sod turning ceremony of the new church facility took place on June 5, 1992
–on May 28-30, 1993 the Outlook congregation dedicated its new church by
hosting special services.
–December 15 1997 the final payment on the construction loan was made.
Pirness,
Adrian:
LLC Launches Web Site. The Voice of Zion 6/2000.
The address is http://www.laestadianlutheran.org
Pylvainen,
Martin & Sandra:
Brief history of Detroit Congregation. The Voice of Zion 5/1999.
The
Detroit Congregation purchased its own church from the Salvation Army, 290
Fairground, Plymouth, Michigan, in May 1982.
For more than twenty years, the congregation fluctuated between 30 and 40
members. Today the congregation, now renamed the Detroit
Laestadian Lutheran Church has grown to around 50 members.
Currently, Brian Hillström and Paul Honkala serve
as speakers to the congregation.
Pylvänäinen, Sandra; Stump,
Maija; Lahti, Donald: Tervetuloa
Detroitiin. AALC:n suviseurat 30.6. – 3.7. PMS 15/13.4.1988.
–ensimmäiset lestadiolaiset
tulivat seudulle 1900-luvun alussa, seurakunta perustettiin Oskari Karisen
kodissa 4.2.1917, Highland Parkista ostettiin
kirkko 1921. Samalle paikalle kaivettiin uuden kirkon perustus ja kellari
rakennettiin 1925. Entinen puukirkko purettiin ja seuroja pidettiin kellarissa
vuoteen 1940, jolloin uusi kirkko rakennettiin kellarin päälle. Seurakunta
kasvoi ja vuonna 1963 rakennettiin suurempi kirkko Farmingtoniin.
Ennen vuoden 1973 hajaannusta seurakunta oli Amerikan suurin. Suurin osa
seurakuntalaisista liittyi Apostolic Lutheran Missionin linjaan. 37
aikuista perusti SRK:n kanssa yhteyteen jääneiden kanssa uuden seurakunnan Detroit
Laestadian Congragationin ja liittyivät AALC:n jäseniksi.
-seurakunnan sananpalvelijoina toimivat vuosina 1920 – 1972: Jacob Halvari,
John Kilpela, Aaron Storm, Raymond Tulkki ja Norman Nelson. Vuodesta
1973 seurakuntaa ovat palvelleet: Mark Young, Archie Anderson, David
Hillstrom, Donald Lahti, Paul Honkala ja Brian Hillstrom
Jennifer
Raisanen:
The
Voice of Zion 10/2000
Colorado
Believers establish Congregation
The first two believing families moved to Colorado in July of 1996. The booming
construction industry in the Roaring
Fork Valley drew some young believing men to the area in 1998. Later on that
year a few other believers
The
Rindge Community
(New Hampshire). http://rindgechamber.org/community.html
Educational facilities are varied for a small New Hampshire town…the
Apostolic Lutheran school, a private Christian school…
Melvin
Riutta
The
Daily Mining Gazette 4.9.2001.
Church
hostages?
To the editor:
The Apostolic Lutherans and all the other churches of the Laestadian movement,
regardless of which faction, teach it was their ancestors who brought true
Christianity to America in the 1870s.
And now it is their church alone that has the power and authority given from God
to proclaim sins forgiven, and all other churches are of dead faith! This
teaching distorts the very nature of God and manages to poison relationships and
divide families. This is evidenced by the more than 30 feuding factions that
make up the Apostolic Lutheran Laestadian movement today.
Roepke, Judy
(Apostolic Lutheran
Home For The Aged Calumet).
(The Daily Mining Gazette 15.8.2001.)
To the editor:
Drill
successful.
On Aug. 13, the
Apostolic Lutheran Home For The Aged had a fire drill and evacuation. With the
support and coordinating efforts of the following, our drill was successful.
Thank you to Ann Gasperich and 911 personnel, Keith Jenich and Calumet Township
Fire Department personnel, Tom Primeau and Peninsula Gas, the Michigan State
Police, and to all of our employees who participated.
Our elderly residents live in a safer community because of you.
On behalf of the Governing Board and myself, we thank you.
Ruonavaara, Carol & Wikman, Rebecca:
LLC Colorado Ski Days – Refreshing on and off Slopes. The Voice of Zion
5/2001.
Colorado’s second annual LLC Ski Days were held March 9 – 11. The weekend
began with an opening service at the basalt Middle School, followed by a time of
fellowship for local believers and visitors from other areas. On Saturday, most
of the 400-plus Ski Days crowd spent the day skiing and snowboarding at the
Snowmass Village ski area...
Rytilä, Pekka;Kylvö
ja korjuu. Kristittynä kahdella mantereella. Rauhan Side 1/1995, 13-14.
Ontarion Sault Ste Mariessa asuneen Emil Tannisen perheen
historiaa. Emil Tanninen *12.8.1902 Karttula, k. 5.5.1993 Sault Ste Marie,
muutto Kanadaan 1951 ensin Torontoon, 1952 Sault Ste Marieen 1952, kirkko
kaupunkiin 1967
Saari,
Janis:
Hendrickson Memorial Library dedicated. Bind us Together 11/1997.
On October 12 the Rev. Kenneth B. Hendrickson Memorial Library was
dedicated. It is housed in the Inter Lutheran
Theological Seminary building at 916 Pine Street, Hancock,
Michigan.
Article includes a brief history of the Inter-Lutheran Theological Seminary:
…In 1965 the Hendrickson’s visited Dr Uuras Saarnivaara in
Finland, shared the vision of the seminary and asked Dr. Saarnivaara to come
back and be dean. The Saarnivaara’s came and the Seminary started in 1965 as
the Independent Lutheran Theological Seminary.
Upon reorganization in 1966 it became the Inter-Lutheran Theological Seminary
with Dr. Saarnivaara as Dean and Dr Albert Saari and pastor
Hendrickson as board members. The Location was Plymouth
Apostolic Lutheran Church…In 1991 the Seminary moved to upper
Michigan…
Debbie
Salo
(The
Daily Mining Gazette 22.10.2001)
Lost
bishop
To the editor:
A bishop named Lars Levi Laestadian (1800-1861), started a movement in northern
Sweden. This movement consisted of lay preachers, who often had used radical
idealism of their own, besides the doctrine put forth by Laestadian. Liturgy was
limited and preaching salvation and new birth dominated.
When Scandinavians immigrated to the Copper Country, they needed a place to
worship and attended the
Savela, Voitto:
Leirikeskuksen juhlassa Amerikassa. "Jumala
on siunannut ja johtanut työmme". Hasscib Laken leirikeskuksen avajaiset.
PMS 36/7.9.1988.
Savela, Voitto:
Peter Leonard Nevala 12.1.1927 - 8.4.1997. SLL 5/1997.
–sananpalvelija vuodesta 1964
Savolainen,
J.:
Toronto Laestadian Congregation:
A brief history. The Voice of Zion 6/1987, 128-129.
In 1957 the congregation (officially Toronto Finnish Apostolic Congregation)
incorporated under the provincial laws of Ontario. Congregation had 30 members,
on April 19 1974 the congregation purchased an old school building, located in
town of Richmond Hill, 13 miles north of Metropolitan Toronto. Presently there
are two speakers Mauri Hotari since 1977, and Raimo
Savolainen since 1982, and 55 adults.
School
teachers
needed. Christian Monthly 3/1998.
The Firm Foundation Christian School, an affiliate of the Hockinson
Apostolic Lutheran Church is searching for qualified teahers for
the 1998-9 school year. The 1998-9 school year will begin our fourth year of
operation. We have grown from 25 students the first year to a current enrollment
of 67 students, plans for our own school building have been drawn up and a
building site has been chosen.
Seattle
Laestadian Lutheran Church website
Seattle
Laestadian Lutheran Choir website
The
Seattle Laestadian Lutheran Choir was established in 1995 under the direction of
Ingrid J. Lang (now Ojala). The purpose of the choir is Christian
fellowship and to encourage music and singing for people of all ages
Siljander,
Phil: Making the Phoenix Winter services Known.
The Voice of Zion 4/2001.
The
seasoned news reporter for one of the small newspapers was amazed that our
church - the
Phoenix
Laestadian Lutheran Church - was hidden down a small desert dirt road in Cave
Creek for so long and that he hadn't known about it. Although many members of
the news media had been invited to this first-ever press conference in 23 years
to promote the LLC Winter Services, this reporter was the only one who attended.
Rakastettavan
opettajan muisto pysyy. Walfred
A. Simonson.
Rauhan side 2/2000.
….. Rakas veljemme Walfred lainasi usein apostoli Paavalin sanoja
saarnoissaan. Sanat sopivat rakkaaseen opettajaamme ja saarnaajaamme, jolle
Jumala antoi monia lahjoja. Rakastettavalla ja helposti lähestyttävällä
luonteellaan hän käytti lahjansa kalliin kristillisyyden hyväksi. Hänellä
oli täysi usko ja luottamus Ruotsin Lapin äitiseurakunnan vanhimpiin. Tämän
uskon ja luottamuksen hän istutti vanhempiinsa, seurakuntaan ja kaikkialle missä
saarnasi. Hän uhrasi myös aikaansa monien
Simonson, Joyce
Kyläilemässä Toivo Yliojan kodissa Kanadassa. PMS 35/28.8.1991.
Syntyi uskovaiseen kotiin 22.12.1909 Atlantic Minessa Michiganissa. Isä Jacob
Ylioja jätti kaivannot ja osti homesteadin Marcorien läheltä. Myös
kaksi muuta uskovaista osti sieltä homesteadin, seuraavan vuonna muu perhe
muutti seudulle. Ennen kuin isä asetettiin saarnaajaksi, seuroja oli harvoin. Matti
Koski tuli pitämään rippikoulua 1921, ja Tauriainen ja Lamppa
myöhemmin. Niinä päivinä tuli epäuskoisia kirkkoon ja useat perheet saivat
parannuksen armon. Uskovaisia oli muuttanut alueelle asumaan eri seuduilta, mm.
Cokatosta. …Kirkkokunnan eriseura ei vaikuttanut heidän alueellaan.
Rippikoulun jälkeen (joka oli ensimmäinen hänen isänsä pitämä), Toivo
kielsi uskonsa. Sai parannuksen armon kun oli jo avioitunut Amelia
Knuttilan kanssa vuonna 1937.
Simonson,
Joyce & Swan Evelyn:
Dunblane Laestadian Congregation
history. The Voice of Zion 4/1987, 77.
In 1924 Jacob Ylioja was appointed speaker and 1927 the
congregation was officially organized as the Dunblane Finnish Apostolic Lutheran
Church. The first confirmation school was hed about six years before the
congregation was officially registered. The Church building was not acquired
until 1967. The congregation consisted of thirty paying members, when
incorporated, today there are 300 including children.
Simonson,
Craig & Diane
A new congregation in Vancouver, British
Colombia. The Voice of Zion 6/1992, 16.
Organisational meeting held November 22, 1991.
Skoog,
Dale & Laura:
Rockford (MN) dedication services. The Voice of Zion 5/1992, 8.
First services were held February 2, 1992 in the Delano Middle School.
Membership now totals 59 adults, 11 confirmed children, 104 Sunday school
students and 56 pre-Sunday school age children, approximately 230 in all.
Sorvo.
Paul: 100
years of living christianity on Cape Cod. The Voice of Zion 6/1993, 6.
Among the first believers to arrive at Cape Cod were Iivari and Matilda
Peltonen and their son Ivar. They came from Wareham,
Massachusetts. In 1915 Ivar married Karin Gustafsson
from Boston. Close contacts were kept with the Swedish belivers from Boston.
Ivar and Karin Peltonen’s home in West Barnstable became the center for
services and lodging for visiting speakers. There were several other families in
the congregation including the Flinkman, Poltto, Rosengren
and Aittaniemi families. Many of these families departed with the
heresy of the 1920’s. Antti Wahtola and Carlo Kumpula
served as local speakers and Sunday school teachers. In 1950, the congregation
purchased the old temperance hall for $ 700. They extended the building to
provide space for a pulpit and altar, as well as more seating.
Sorvo,
Paul: Recollections of Laestadian Christianity
in Alaska.
The
Voice of Zion 5/2000.
Former Alaska resident, Paul Sorvo, wrote these historical notes and his
recollections of Living Christianity in America’s 49 th state. Sorvo and his
wife Alice now live in Massachusetts,
on Cape Cod.…Many of immigrants were
familiar with Laestadian faith but were not believers. Records show names of
persons…some of whom received the grace of repentance. They included the Ericksons
from Simo, Finland, and the Sorvo
brothers, who were from a believing home in Revonlahti. Joseph Sorvo was
Spruce Grove Apostolic Lutheran Church. Newsletter. http://www.apostolic-lutheran.org/sprucegrove.html
Stewart,
John:
Seattle Laestadian Congregation
history. The Voice of Zion 7/1987, 151 – 152.
Belivers first came to the Seattle area nearly 40 years ago. This handful of
believers acquired their first church in 1951. This Church eas located in
Ballard, a predominantly Scandinavian neigborhood within the northwestern part
of Seattle. The believers purchased the church for $ 8000. The name at that time
was Seattle Apostolic Lutheran Society. The original board of directors was : John
Carlson, Reynold Carlson, Oscar Wikman, Arthur
Soristo, Karl Hendrickson, Evelyn Waltari
and Toivo Waltari….In 1962 the name was changed the Seattle
Apostolic Lutheran Congregation. At that time there were approximately 30 to 35
families plis children making the total size about 100 believers. In 1973 only a
few families departed to Torola heresy in the Pacific Northwest. By 1975 the
size had almost doubled from its size in 1962. The Ballard church was sold to a
baptist congregation for $ 22 000. In 1976 the congregation purchased a church
for $ 52 000 in the Lake City area of Seattle. The growth continued and the
congregation decided in 1981 to look for a new church/or build new one. In July
of 1982 the congregation purchased 6 acres of land in the Snohomish area nad
began construction of a 12 000 square foot church which would accommodate 500
people for services. In January 1983 construction was completed.
Strand, Kevin: 1999 Detroit Summer Services Web Site. The Voice of Zion 8/1999. http://members.aol.com.detroitllc/myhomepage
Taivalkoski,
Edgar (Business
Manager) Statement of ownership management and circulation. Greetings of Peace
11/1996. Owner: Apostolic Lutheran Mission. Total paid circulation: 1298; total
copies printed 1350; total distribution 1322.
Talonen, Jouko:
In memoriam Uuras Saarnivaara. Christian
Monthly 6/1998.
The
Voice of One Crying in the Wilderness:
Christmas in Zion 1973
The very first issue of The Voice of Zion
Tikkanen, Elisa;
Yksi Titanicin tarina on kertomatta. HS NYT-liite huhtikuu 1998.
-kertoo William Lahtisen toiminnasta aluksella
Uncle
John:
An item by uncle John. The Voice of Zion 9/1976, 133 – 134.
Raymond Arthur Niskanen received grace of repentance from unbelief
twenty nine years ago…servant in the Lord’s vineyard…was born in Detroit
23.1.1924, passed away in Waukegan, Illinois, May 12, 1976. Had seven sons and
three daughters…
Uusia
rukoushuoneita Amerikassa. Rauhan Side 3/1993, 13.
-Spearfishin (South Dakota) uusi rukoushuone vuodesta 1991 käytössä, kooltaan
1250 neliötä, mitoitettu 875 hengelle
-Calumetin uusi rukoushuone Hancockiin (Michigan), 1645 neliötä, kuulijota
mahtuu 1400 henkeä
Vinnurva, Pentti:
Elmer Alajoki: Jumala on ihmeellisesti siunannut työnsä
Amerikassa. PMS 30/27.7.1994.
–asetettiin 1951 puhujaksi ja 1962 täysiaikaiseksi papiksi, kuului Lähetystoimen
johtokuntaan (Apostolic Lutheran Mission) ennen vuoden 1973 hajaannusta. AALC:n
kuuluu nykyään 28 seurakuntaa ja noin 2000 jäsentä sekä sama määrä
lapsia lisää. Kristillisyydessämme on 70-luvulta lähtien ollut voimakas
kasvukausi. Nyt AALC:ssä 58 sananpalvelijaa.
Waaraniemi;
Paul;
Winter services Guests hear that grace is for all People. LLC Phoenix Winter
Services February 24-27. The Voice of Zion 4/2000.
…guests at the Laestadian Lutheran Church’s Phoenix Winter Services heard of
the gospel’s international spread in several ways. Sermon messages, a mission
work presentation on services in Ecuador, a slide show and presentation on
Christianity in Russia….Visiting and local pastors served the lord’s Holy
Supper to over 500 communicants….Sergei Chernyshkov from Samara, Russia told
about his homegongregation…Svetlana Zavalrovsky translated…
Waaraniemi, Paul: LLC Minneapolis Summer services Reach Local and
Global Audience. The Voice of Zion 8/2000.
…For the first time, distant listeners could hear live sermons and singing
from the services via the internet and the Minneapolis congregation’s Web site,
www.mllchurch.org
…Guests at the services were from at least six different countries; USA,
Canada, Finland, Sweden, Ecuador and England…
Paul
Waaraniemi: Copper Country Public views LLC Historical Exhibit.
The Voice of Zion
3/2001.
Local
Laestadian Lutherans and many other residents in Upper Michigan's Copper Country
attended the opening program starting the Jan 24-Feb. 9, 2001 showing of the
Laestadian Lutheran Church's historical exhibit, From Living Seed to
Flourishing Field: Laestadian Lutherans in North America at the Finnish
American Heritage Center in Hancock, Mich. The
traveling exhibit was shown for the first time last summer in Plymouth, Minn...
Wilde,
Amy: Cokato
Apostolic Lutherans complete new building.
Dassel Cokato Enterprise Dispatch 10.1.2000.
The Cokato Apostolic Lutheran congregation has moved into its new facility,
northeast of Dassel.
The congregation met for many years in a 275-seat sanctuary on Wright County
Road 100, north of Cokato. With 370 paid adult members and 280 children, however,
the old church was crowded. The congregation could not all assemble together,
and it was often difficult to conduct wedding and funeral services.
Wuollet,
Ben: Arizona Welcomes the Kontkanens to Their
New Home Congregation.
The Voice of Zion 4/2001.
The Arizona congregations of Phoenix and Prescott Valley have warmly received
the Matti Kontkanen family to their new home area. Effective October 15, 2000
Matti has assumed the new position of full-time pastor serving both Phoenix and
the Prescott Valley congregations. Prior to coming to Arizona
Wuollet,
Dan:
Elmer Alajoki remembers early days of the AALC. The Voice of Zion
4/2000.
Wuollet,
Dan: The Believer and Attitudes
at about Race.
The Voice of Zion 4/2001.
What is my attitude toward people of other races?" For many believers this
question has been left as a rather academic issue. However, recent developments
in God's kingdom, the spread of living faith into South America and Africa, have
brought this question more directly to the forefront. It is a question that
deserves our thoughtful, prayerful attention. God's Word contains instruction to
distinguish between groups of people, but only on the basis of whether or not
one is in living faith. For example, Apostle Paul writes to the Corinthians
"Be ye not unequally yoked together with unbelievers: for what
Wuollet,
Jim & Waaraniemi, Paul:
LLC plans exhibit on North American Laestadianism. The Voice of Zion 5/1999.
An LLC-appointed committee is planning a museum-style exhibit to portray the
nearly 140-year history of Conservative Laestadian Christianity in America. The
exhibit will run concurrently with the LLC Summer services in Minneapolis.
Wuollet,
Marilee:
Jacob and Kaleb Wuollet served God’s children in
America. The Voice of Zion 12/1998, 11.
Jani Vääräniemi
80 vuotta. PMS 42/20.10.1993.
*22.9.1913 Minnesotassa Red Eye Townshipissa, parannus 1945 Minnepolisissa,
avioliitto 11.10.1947 Viola Nelsonin kanssa, 12 lasta, vaimo kuoli
2.7.1965, sananpalvelijan tehtävään 1962 Minneapolisin seurakunnassa, uusi
avioliitto 22.11.1980 Pohjois-Minnesotan Eskosta kotoisin olevan Esther
Jarvien kanssa, muutto Menaghaan. AALC:n johtokunnan ja työvaliokunnan
pitkäaikainen puheenjohtaja.
Jani Vääräniemi
22.9.1913 – 5.1.2000. PMS 4/26.1. 2000
–muistokirjoitus
Ylioja, Elaine:
"I Felt Truly Alone". The
voice of Zion 4/2000.
"When the last of ythe belivers moved away, I knew I was truly alone".
This thought by Alice Godwin was of her situation when the last
beliving family left the New Finland
area of south-eastern Saskatchewan….Alice was born in 1914, the second of
eight children and the first daughter of Emil and Hella Laakso.
The family farmed in the Tantallon
district of Saskatchewan. Alice’s parents came into the living faith around
1918 when there was a great awakening in the area….she does remember services
in homes two or three times a year when a visiting minister came – one
minister was Matti Koski…Alice gave up her faith as a young
adult, married, had two children, a son and a daughter. She and her husband
farmed until his daeth in 1953. Alice remarried and continued farming with her
second husband. They retired to Esterhazy, Sask. In 1984….In 1980, Alice was
called back to God’s kingdom, she repented. Lived in Esterhazy until 1997,
then moved to Outlook….
Ylioja, Natalie: Young Visit Lethbridge, Alberta for Services, Fellowship. The Voice of