“Now the birth of Jesus Christ took place in this way. When his mother Mary had been betrothed to Joseph, before they came together she was found to be with child from the Holy Spirit. And her husband Joseph, being a just man and unwilling to put her to shame, resolved to divorce her quietly. But as he considered these things, behold, an angel of … [Read more...]
Bishop’s Council Meets in Koltushi
The Bishop's Council met in the building of the ELCIR Theological Institute in Koltushi, Leningrad Oblast, on September 23, 2020. Source & photos … [Read more...]
New Address of ELCIR Central Office
By Bishop Ivan Laptev The premises of St. John the Baptist Congregation at Bolshaya Konyushennaya 4-6-8, St. Petersburg, are under renovation. This will be the permanent working space of the secretary and human resources manager, the accountants, the lawyer, the property manager, the Central Office manager, and – on a co-working basis – the … [Read more...]
Bishop Laptev, Deans Give Update on Situation in Regions
On May 13, 2020, Rt. Rev. Ivan Laptev, Bishop of The Church of Ingria, and Rev. Deans Pavel Krylov (West Ingrian Deanery), Aleksei Kronholm (Karelian Deanery), Valeri Antipov (Moscow Deanery), Ivan Hutter (St. Petersburg Deanery), Konstantin Subbotin (Uralic Deanery) held an online conference in VK group Sluzhiteli Tserkvi Ingrii ("Ministers of The … [Read more...]
Meet Andrei Bratchenko!
Original post in Russian on VK Since February 2020, I’ve been working in the ELCIR Central Office as the head of the project support department or, simply said, fundraising department. Our department is a new subdivision that was launched this year and it pursues the ambitious goal of raising money for our congregations. So far, we’ve been doing … [Read more...]