St. Peter & St. Paul Russian Orthodox Church

04/05/2026

03/09/2026

Erich Lippman, who holds an MA and PhD in Russian History from the University of Minnesota, traveled north last weekend with two students from St. Olaf College, Yasmina Tsedenova of Elista, Republic of Kalmykia (Russian Federation), and Anna Kolesnyk of Zhytomyr, Ukraine. The students are assisting with the translation of archival documents from the St. Nicholas Russian Orthodox Church in Chisholm, Minnesota, related to the St. Peter & St. Paul Russian Orthodox Church in Bramble. Access to the archives was facilitated by Mary Kaye Kuzma and Lisa Kruchoski. On Saturday, the group scanned all available Rusyn-language books. The students will continue transcribing and translating these materials throughout the remainder of the semester. The visit concluded with a stop at the St. Peter & St. Paul Church Russian Orthodox Church, where they rang the bell.

01/06/2026

𝐾ℎ𝑟𝑖𝑠𝑡𝑜𝑠 𝑟𝑜𝑧ℎ𝑑𝑎𝑦𝑒𝑡𝑠𝑦𝑎! “𝐶ℎ𝑟𝑖𝑠𝑡 𝑖𝑠 𝑏𝑜𝑟𝑛!” 𝐽𝑎𝑛𝑢𝑎𝑟𝑦 7, 2026

07/01/2025

Erich Lippman, a Gale Scholar, Research Historian, with the Minnesota Historical Society chose our precious Bramble Church for his research project, which has now been published on MNopedia. As promised, we are sharing the link to the MNopedia article. Enjoy!

https://www3.mnhs.org/mnopedia/search/index/structure/st.-peter-and-st.-paul-russian-orthodox-church-bramble

Thank you, Todd Lucachick, Greg Nelson, Kristian Berg, Sigri Berg, and Jim Lucachick for your willingness to aid Erich with his research efforts and perform a final review of his article for accuracy.

MNopedia, the encyclopedia of Minnesota history

05/02/2025

Erich Lippman, a Gale Scholar and Research Historian, with the Minnesota Historical Society, visited our beloved Bramble Church on May 1, 2025. A wealth of information was exchanged and the visit concluded with Erich ringing the bell and a tour of the Church cemetery. Erich's research, when completed, will be posted on the MNopedia website (similar to Wikipedia) and on this page as well.

04/20/2025

Christos Anesti. Christ is Risen. Happy Orthodox Easter everyone!

01/05/2025

Happy Orthodox Christmas January 7, 2025!!!

08/22/2024

Last fall, a storm blew the cross off the top of the Church dome, and it was left hanging by a cable. Todd rescued the cross and spent the last few months trying to figure out how to reattach the cross securely. The problem was that he had to rent a lift to be able to reach and reattach the cross and buy the necessary materials to safely secure the cross, not really knowing what materials he would need until he was on the lift. Todd was able to securely reattach the cross yesterday. You will notice the cross is no longer painted white. Due to the paint flaking in some areas, Todd sanded the paint off the cross back to its original aluminum finish.

04/14/2024

We would like to acknowledge and gratefully thank the Nelson family for their generous donation to the St. Peter & St. Paul Russian Orthodox Church in memory of Brad Nelson. Brad will always be remembered for his love and devotion to this special little church, in this special little place called Bramble, Minnesota. Thank you. ☦

04/01/2024

https://www.gearty-delmore.com/obituaries/bradley-nelson It is with great sadness that we are posting the passing of Bradley J. Nelson, a devout and faithful follower of the St. Peter & St. Paul Russian Orthodox Church. Brad was known as one of the church historians and greeted many of you at various church celebrations/events. Please extend your heartfelt condolences to his wife, Kris, and her family.

View Bradley Nelson's obituary, send flowers, find service dates, and sign the guestbook.

01/04/2024

Happy Orthodox Christmas!!!