Prayer

Prayer is an essential part of church life. On Wednesdays we gather together in a night of Word and Prayer and on Monday afternoons in an Hour of Prayer.

Uki rukoilee - Uusikaupunki prays
Prayer nights including all Christian congregations in the Uusikaupunki area continue on a monthly basis, taking turns respectively in the premises of the Free Church (Lähde), the Evangelical Lutheran Church and the Pentecostal Church.

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We serve great God, who can do the impossible! Send us your prayer request, praise report, or just a hello! We pray with confidence for your prayertopics.

Children & Youth

We encourage and empower our youth to grow in the Lord!

Children and youth are very important in our church and we know that the Lord is working among the next generation and He is doing something really significant!

We have a lot of projects and activities for kids and youth. There is Sunday school (the dates of Sunday school are in the calender), games nights, film nights and Bible studies, there are K-10 nights and summer camps. At Ruksa there is a kid’s play corner available for younger kids.

The Sunday school comprises two age groups: kids of age 3-6 and 7-12. When there is no Sunday school, kids are warmly welcome to attend the service with the adults.

The Sparks club – exercise is fun! The gym hours for school aged kids at Hakametsä school hall approximately every other Sunday at 16-17, at Tammitie 8, Uusikaupunki. Welcome to join us! You can see the dates of playing games in Juniors’ calendar on this page. The Sparks also has a project to develop skills in the crafts workshop.

If you have any further questions, contact Eeva Adigwe, the coordinator of Children’s and Youth work:
 
 040 939 1857

These pictures can be printed for children / juniors to color, parents can also think and search the Bible together with the children / juniors for what the picture says. The pictures are made by Veera, Sonja and Karoliina.

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Church events

Sunday services start at 11 or 17 (5pm.), check the calendar for further information. The main part of the service is the sermon/teaching of the Bible and sometimes the teaching is followed by group discussions. All our services include prayer and music.

Music

Our Heavenly Father has blessed Ruksa family with a lot of people gifted in music. The styles vary from more traditional hymns to the rhythms of Black Gospel. There are sometimes music services, too.

Mission ministry

Our missionaries, the Saarni family are working presently in Cambodia especially in children’s ministry.

You can read their blog täältä (in finnish).

Israel-ministry

An open-for-all Israel related ministry group named Jad Esra gathers together once a month at Ruksa. We support holocaust survivors in the city of Rishon LeTsion, a city which we pray for continually.

Outreaches

Spreading the Good News to all mankind is a part of Jesus’ mission command (Mark 16:15). We also take part in outreaches downtown as well as joint projects with other congregations in the city.

International work (English services)

Meet & Greet is a meeting point for those in Finland and those coming from abroad. We are focusing on fellowship, sharing our life stories, and enjoying meals together.

Our services usually provide translation into English through earphones. International services in both English and Finnish are arranged occasionally, follow the information for further details.