Rev. Albert Mazurenko, the senior pastor of the Lutheran Church of Irkutsk in SE Siberia, is a member of the Interfaith Coordination Council under the Irkutsk Oblast Legislative Assembly. On July 19, 2021, on Pastor Albert’s initiative, the council met for a roundtable discussion on the topic “A Necropolis in an Urban Area as a Commemoration Site.” … [Read more...]
Kolpany Congregation Repairs Church Roof, Does Other Work on Church Building
News from the Kolpany Lutheran Parish Church in Maliye Kolpany near Gatchina, Leningrad Oblast By God’s mercy, we've managed to fix parts of the church roof that were in disrepair: on the bell tower, on the left wing of the façade, and on the dining hall. Along with that, we replaced worn-out fasteners on the perimeter, took down the pipe of … [Read more...]
Students of Theology and Architecture Meet for Worship, Recital, and Visit
On July 3, 2021, students and faculty members from the ELCIR Theological Institute traveled with Rev. Kudryavtsev to the Church in Vuoksenranta/Ozyorskoye, Leningrad Oblast, for a worship service, a short recital, and a visit with architectural restoration students who are doing their summer practice there. Original post in Russian & photos … [Read more...]
Future Restorers Examining Lutheran Churches
Students of architectural restoration are doing their summer practice camp at four Lutheran churches on the Karelian Isthmus: Käkisalmi/Priozersk, St. John’s Church in Kaukola/Sevastyanovo, Raisälä/Melnikovo, and Vuoksenranta/Ozyorskoye. Those churches are items of cultural heritage and need a special approach. The future restoration architects … [Read more...]
Bishop Laptev Visits Churches in NW Russia
On June 29, 2021, the Feast of Saints Peter and Paul, Bishop Ivan Laptev visited the church building in Lavry, Pskov Oblast, and St. Mary Magdalene Lutheran Church in Luga, Leningrad Oblast. "How lovely is your dwelling place, O LORD of hosts! My soul longs, yes, faints for the courts of the LORD; my heart and flesh sing for joy to the living … [Read more...]
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