September 15, 2022 Message from Bishop Ivan Laptev: African mission complete! 1. Reinstatement of the ELCIR as a voting member of the International Lutheran Council. 2. Presentation of The Evangelical Lutheran Church in Israel. (There, too, I was installed in the ministry of bishop.) 3. Election of a new ILC chairman. … [Read more...]
Bishop Laptev, Pastor Ivanov, Pastor Ostanin attend the 27th World Conference of The International Lutheran Council
Rt. Rev. Ivan Laptev, ELCIR Bishop; Rev. Mikhail Ivanov, ELCIR chief secretary; and Rev. Vyacheslav Ostanin, senior pastor of the Lutheran Church in Novosibirsk attended the 27th World Conference of The International Lutheran Council, which was held in Kisumu, Kenya from September 13-16, 2022. The topic of the conference was “Liturgy & Culture. … [Read more...]
Bishop Laptev attends retreat at the World Council of Churches center in Geneva, Switzerland, and in Wittenberg, Germany
In early September 2022, ELCIR Bishop Ivan Laptev attended the Retreat of Newly-Elected Leaders (RoNEL) at the Ecumenical Center of the World Council of Churches in Geneva, Switzerland. Sixteen bishops and presidents of Evangelical Lutheran churches from around the world met each other, shared about their ministry experience, discussed theological … [Read more...]
Rev. Pamyatnykh guest preacher at Messianic Jewish congregation
In early September 2022, Senior Pastor Timur Pamyatnykh of Christ the Savior Lutheran Church in Novosibirsk was invited to preach at a congregation of Messianic Jews. Glory be to God for interconfessional contacts! Original post in Russian … [Read more...]
Bishop Laptev co-officiates at divine service in Lahti
On August 28, 2022, ELCIR Bishop Ivan Laptev co-officiated at the divine service at Luther Church in Lahti, Finland. Original post in Russian … [Read more...]
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