In the evening of January 20, 2022, St. Mary's Lutheran Cathedral in St. Petersburg hosted a Prayer for Christian Unity. Leading the Prayer: ELCIR Bishop Ivan Laptev; Auxiliary Bishop Nikolai Dubinin of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of the Mother of God in Moscow; Bishop Viktor Sipko of the Evangelical Christian Baptist Churches in Leningrad … [Read more...]
Highlights of St. Petersburg Deanery Meeting
Below are some of the highlights of the ELCIR St. Petersburg Deanery meeting held at the ELCIR Theological Institute, Koltushi, Leningrad Oblast, on January 18, 2022. • Bishop Laptev introduced a new coworker of the ELCIR Headquarters in St. Petersburg—Bishop’s Secretary Yelena Novichkova, 33, who was born in St. Petersburg, but now lives in … [Read more...]
Happy New Year from Bishop Laptev!
Bishop Ivan Laptev of The Church of Ingria wishes everybody a Happy New Year! Happy New Year 2022 Anno Domini! "...the truth is in Jesus, to put off your old self, which belongs to your former manner of life and is corrupt through deceitful desires, and to be renewed in the spirit of your minds, and to put on the new self, created after the … [Read more...]
Christmas Message of Bishop Keskitalo for Bishop Laptev
The Christmas message of Bishop Jukka Keskitalo of the Diocese of Oulu, The Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland. To Bishop Ivan Laptev of The Evangelical Lutheran Church of Ingria Dear Brother in Christ, Christmas peace! “Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace among those with whom he is pleased!” declared the Angels in … [Read more...]
Christmas Greetings of Governor Beglov to Bishop Laptev
Christmas greetings of St. Petersburg Governor Aleksandr Beglov for ELCIR Bishop Ivan Laptev Dear Ivan Sergeyevich, I wish you and your church members a Happy New Year 2022 and a Merry Christmas! This holiday has a special meaning for all Christians. It reminds us of eternal spiritual values, gives us hopes for the better, fills us with … [Read more...]
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