only those preachers who have licenses from the state conduct weddings. The OALC was the first Laestadian church which had English-speaking preachers. This began in 1899. The prevalent language is English, although sermons have been translated from Finnish into English to some degree. They still read Laestadius' sermons in their services. OALC activities are traditional Laestadian. OALC traditionally holds special Christmas and midsummer services, as in Scandinavia. The Christmas services alternate among Minneapolis, Detroit, Newark, and Brush Prairie. In Alaska they also hold mission services. Publications The church does not publish its own periodical, but Rauhan Side (Bond of Peace) is read to some degree, although it is in Finnish and published in Finland with only with a short English summary of the main articles. Several books of Laestadius' sermons have been translated and published, as well as his book Ens Ropandes röst I öknen (The Voice of One Crying in the Wilderness). OALC preacher Henrik Koller (1859–1935) published his own periodical, Sion’s News, from 1891 to 1896. The OALC has published Luther's Small Catechism for younger children and Bible History for teenagers. It has published its own hymnal and altar book. The OALC has published The Fathers Voice vol. I-III (1969-1989), which are English translations of the Swedish periodical Fadersrösten, edited by Firstborn Laestadian preacher Sam Wettainen. The King James Version (KJV) is the Bible translation used in the OALC. See also Laestadianism in the United States Sources Amerikan Vanha Apostolis Luterilainen Seurakunta: Perustus ja Sivu Lait, 1947, Hancock, Michigan: Suom. Lut. Kustannusliikkeen Kirjapaino. Old Apostolic Lutheran Church of America, History of Living Christianity in America, 1999, Minneapolis, Minnesota. Carl A. Kulla, The Journey Of An Immigrant Awakening Movement In America: A Brief History Of Laestadianism and The Apostolic Lutheran Church, 2004, Brush Prairie, Washington. Aila Foltz - Miriam Yliniemi, A Godly Heritage: Historical View of the Laestadian Revival and Development of the Apostolic Lutheran Church in America, 2005, Frazee, Minnesota. References External links Laestadianism Lutheran denominations in North America