On October 13, 2023, the 35th Synod (Convention) of The Evangelical Lutheran Church of Ingria in Russia convened in St. Petersburg. Greetings came from Archbishop Tapio Luoma of The Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland; Bishop Tiit Salumäe of The Estonian Evangelical Lutheran Church; Archbishop Vladimir Provorov of The Evangelical … [Read more...]
Artur Soitu sings and talks about Jesus on state TV in Karelia
For almost a year, Karelia State TV & Radio Company has been broadcasting TV music programs with Artur Soitu performing Christian songs and talking about faith in God. The shows are shot in the Finnish language at the Lutheran Church of Kondopoga, Karelia, and aired on TV with Russian subtitles. Soitu is a noted missionary, author and performer … [Read more...]
ELCIR Lutherans join fellow-Christians to read Scripture out loud together
On September 16, 2023, Blagaya Vest Prayer House of evangelical Christians in Petrozavodsk, Karelia, hosted an interdenominational event—Reading the Bible Out Loud Together. Ministers from seven Christian churches took turns reading the Epistle of St. James and the three Epistles of St. John. After reading Scripture, everyone prayed the Lord’s … [Read more...]
Baptisms and confirmation in Chalna
The Sunday of August 27, 2023 was a tripled joy for Holy Trinity Lutheran Church in Chalna, Karelia, as children Aleksandr and Polina were baptized and Valentina was confirmed and became a communicant member of the church! Original post in Russian … [Read more...]
15 church musicians graduate from ELCIR Cantor Course
From August 21-27, 2023, the ELCIR Theological Institute in Koltushi, Leningrad Oblast, held the 4th and final class & exam period of the Cantor Course. Fifteen students attended class and took exams, making it the biggest class of church musicians in the Institute’s history. The course’s main topics were the musical setting of the … [Read more...]
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