Thanks be to the Lord! The humanitarian shipment was delivered to Kursk and Novoandrosovo, Kursk Oblast, where we had a chance to talk to refugees and share the comforting Gospel message and Easter joy! Bishop Ivan Laptev cordially thanks all the people who helped put together the aid: - Maksim Zuyev, who organized this effort - Every person who … [Read more...]
Easter greetings of Bishop Emeritus Arri Kugappi, April 17, 2022
Telecast in Viestit Karjala, a Finnish-language news program on Rossiya 1 Karelia, a regional channel of VGTRK, a state-owned broadcaster which operates many television and radio channels in 53 of Russia’s languages. “Dear Friends, Brothers and Sisters in Jesus Christ, residents of Karelia, all people who love the Lord Jesus Christ, “It’s a great … [Read more...]
Rev. Mazurenko attends interethnic unity forum
On April 16, 2022, Rev. Albert Mazurenko, Irkutsk Lutheran Church, represented The Church of Ingria at the 5th Forum of Interethnic Unity “Irkutsk Oblast—A Territory of Peace and Concord.” The meeting took place at the Okhlopkov Drama Theater in Irkutsk in SE Siberia. Original post in Russian … [Read more...]
ELCIR reaching out in mercy to refugees from Ukraine
On April 21, 2022, ELCIR Bishop Laptev and his assistants started off in two vans from St. Petersburg to Zheleznogorsk and then on to Kursk in Kursk Oblast, which borders on Ukraine. Many thanks to everyone who donated money to prepare humanitarian aid such as food, clothes, and first necessities for refugees from Ukraine. Please keep the … [Read more...]
Dean Krylov performs Kalevala, upholds Ingrian Finnish culture
On April 16, 2022, Rev. Pavel Krylov, dean of the ELCIR West Ingrian Deanery, senior pastor of the Lutheran Church of Skvoritsy, participated with other musicians in a culture event at the District Central Library in Kolpino, Leningrad Oblast. He performed the Karelian-Finnish epic poem Kalevala on a kantele introducing Kolpino residents to the … [Read more...]
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