Beliefs

What is Lutheranism? The Lutheran Church dates back to the Protestant Reformation of the 16th century. Martin Luther, a monk living in Germany, did not aim at establishing a new church, but wished to solve certain problems existing in the Catholic Church. The main aim...

Donations for restoration

You, too, can be a church builder A designated donation can be transferred to Tartu Maarja Kirik Sihtasutus bank account No. EE132200221021269201 in Swedbank. Also, phone lines for collecting donations have been opened, which only work within the territory of Estonia....

Support principles

We are extremely grateful to everyone who has supported the restoration of St Mary’s Church. We thank you all for the donations, your help, good advice, supporting words and intercessions. We wish to record at St Mary’s Church the names of people who have contributed...

Tartu St Mary’s Church Foundation

The foundation Tartu Maarja Kiriku SA (Tartu St Mary’s Church Foundation) was founded on 17 January 2003 by the Estonian Evangelical Lutheran Church (EELC) St Mary’s Congregation and the Deanery of Tartu. The objective of the foundation is the restoration of the...

Restoration of Tartu St Mary’s Church

The restoration of Tartu St Mary’s Church already started more seven decades ago – more precisely, in 1942 after the church was destroyed in World War II. The congregation had the resources for the restoration of the church, but the regime did not approve it and the...