We Are Waiting For You!
Welcome to our church! Whether you want to know what Christianity is all about or you are a life long church-goer, you are most welcome!
Who we are?
Welcome to International Evangelical Lutheran Church’s web site. International Evangelical Lutheran Church is a member congregation of the Lutheran Evangelical Association of Finland (LEAF). It is located in Kamppi in the city center.
As a Lutheran congregation we believe, teach and confess that Jesus Christ, who is true God and true man, died on the cross for our sins and rose from the dead. Through faith in Jesus Christ, we receive the forgiveness of sins and have peace with God. We confess that in the Divine Service our Lord Jesus Christ comes into our midst in His Means of Grace: The Word, Holy Baptism, Holy Absolution and the Sacrament of the Altar. Through these means the Holy Spirit works and sustains faith in Jesus Christ so that we can serve as God’s instruments in sharing the Gospel of Jesus Christ with others in word and deed.
Our Mission
Our mission at the international Evangelical Lutheran Congregation is to Strengthen Christians who have been called unto faith by God and look for the lost for the kingdom. In so doing we reflect the Great Commission Christ gave to His Church: "Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And behold, I am with you always, to the end of the age." (Matthew 28:19-20, ESV).
We having been found by God, we recognize that we are sent out into the world even right here in Helsinki Finland to the lost. We are sent to do mission work in our door step the place that the world has forgotten by assuming that Lutherans from the north are mission minding Churches. To show the world that sometimes feels lost even in this Christian Country. For we take the hope of God’s grace out into a lost world each Sunday when we leave the Church. We share the Good News of God’s love with the world.
Join the work for the gospel
God created everyone for a reason. He has also put us where we are for a reason. Please feel free to come and join us with your talents and your calling. In our church there is space for everyone and even a small effort is warmly appreciated. If you're not sure how or if you want to help out, just come as you are and rest. God has time and so do we.
What is SLEY / LEAF?
The Lutheran Evangelical Association of Finland (SLEY / LEAF) is an association that works inside the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland (ELCF). It does both domestic and overseas missionary work. Its aim is to spread the gospel of Christ, and to circulate literature that abides in the Bible and the Lutheran confession. Read more in English about SLEY / LEAF via this link.