Congregation
St. Olaf's Church
derives its name from King Olaf Haraldsson of Norway (995–1030), who was later canonized as a saint.
The church was built in the first half of the 13th century as a Roman Catholic church. Following the arrival of the Lutheran Reformation in Tallinn in 1524, St. Olaf's congregation became Lutheran. A German Lutheran congregation attended the church until 1944.
In 1950, the Free Evangelical, Baptist, Evangelical Christian, and Pentecostal congregations of Tallinn were united to form the present-day St. Olaf's Congregation.
The objective of St. Olaf's Congregation is:
to promote the spiritual renewal and transformation of individuals through Jesus Christ;
to encourage a way of life worthy of Christ's teaching and to follow His high moral example, relying on the strength that Christ gives to every person;
to serve and help others in accordance with the biblical command: “Love your neighbour as yourself”;
to foster relationships founded on love and mutual respect;
to encourage its members to fulfil their responsibilities faithfully and to carry out their daily work as if serving the Lord;
to uphold and promote biblical values such as mercy, compassion, selflessness, love for one's neighbour, kindness, faithfulness, and other Christian virtues, both in individual lives and throughout society;
to encourage believers to participate actively as citizens in the moral and spiritual renewal of society and in the strengthening of the rule of law;
to proclaim to all people God's unique offer of salvation through Jesus Christ.