Last year wasvery difficult for most of us. The COVID-19 pandemic put lots of strain on us. The many lockdowns and restrictions prevented us from seeing our loved ones and coming to church. For most part of the year we could not attend church physically. Some of us lost a loved relative or friend to … [Lue lisää…]
In the Great Thanksgiving, we ask the Holy Spirit to be poured on us and on the gifts of bread and wine we offer. We ask for the Spirit’s outpouring to make the bread and wine be for us the body and blood of Christ so we, who receive them, may be for the world … [Lue lisää…]
Do Methodists confess their sins to God or the pastor? Do pastors have the authority to say that I am forgiven? United Methodists understand our need to confess our sin before God and one another. In fact, we are encouraged to share our spiritual issues with each other (James 5:16). When we confess our sins, … [Lue lisää…]
Punavuorenkatu 2 B 1700120 Helsinki ✉︎ helsinki@metodistikirkko.net✆ 045 129 9009 Pastors: Veli Loponen, puh. 045 1299009veli.loponen@metodistikirkko.net Freeman Awuah, freeman.awuah@metodistikirkko.net Lay leader Paul Brewu Chairman of the Administrative council: Veli Loponen Treasurer : Hilkka Kiivuoripuh. 044 071 9838 Administrative council members in addition to the above-mentioned: Adwoa Brewu (english work), adwoa.brewu(at)gmail.comVesa TolinPekka Rajamaa (music ministry), pekka.rajamaa(at)live.com Lay servants: … [Lue lisää…]
Article I — Of Faith in the Holy Trinity There is but one living and true God, everlasting, without body or parts, of infinite power, wisdom, and goodness; the maker and preserver of all things, both visible and invisible. And in unity of this Godhead there are three persons, of one substance, power, and eternity—the … [Lue lisää…]
The Finnish Methodist church of Helsinki was founded in 1894. So far it is the only Finnish-speaking Methodist congregation in the Helsinki Metropolitan Area. Today, the membership of the church totals 200 members. Our pastor from August 2018 is Veli Loponen. In the Finland Finnish UMC Annual Conference on 30th June, 2019, Freeman Awuah was … [Lue lisää…]