During the Reformation Sunday worship service on October 30, 2022, ELCIR Bishop Ivan Laptev installed Pastor Konstantin Subbotin in the position of Rector of the ELCIR Theological Institute. The new rector took up his duties on November 1. Please keep Pastor Konstantin and his new ministry in your prayers! “You then, my child, be … [Read more...]
Bishop Laptev visits Vyborg
On October 23, 2022, ELCIR Bishop Ivan Laptev visited the Lutheran Church of Vyborg, Leningrad Oblast. A Vyborg newspaper took his interview (click here to read his full interview in Russian). Quote: “For me, the Church is living people with their joys and problems, it's specific ministers and parishioners who need support and whose lives I want to … [Read more...]
Roman Sukharev ordained as pastor in Vyborg
On October 23, 2022, the 19th Sunday after Trinity, ELCIR Bishop Ivan Laptev ordained Roman Sukharev into the Office of Pastor at the Lutheran Church of Vyborg, Leningrad Oblast. Congratulations to Pastor Roman and the congregation on this joyful event! “So I exhort the elders among you, as a fellow elder and a witness of the sufferings of … [Read more...]
Newly installed catechist to serve church in Schyokino
According to the decision of the ELCIR Synodal Council made on September 30, 2022, Filipp Rodionov was installed in the ministry of catechist to serve the Lutheran congregation in Schyokino, Tula Oblast. The ceremony of blessing took place at St. George’s Lutheran Church in Koltushi, Leningrad Oblast, on October 16, 2022, the 18th Sunday after … [Read more...]
ELCIR preserves historical heritage, shares history through Open Kirche project
On October 15, 2022, the Lutheran Church of Koltushi, Leningrad Oblast, held the presentation of a project called “Open Kirche.” The project is a winner of a Presidential Grant Foundation contest and involves 25 historical Evangelical Lutheran parishes in Leningrad Oblast and St. Petersburg. The project’s goal is to preserve the historical … [Read more...]
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