On May 2, 2021, Easter Sunday according to the Julian calendar, Sunday school students from Kem Lutheran Church of Rabocheostrovsk, Karelia, together with Senior Pastor Vladimir Yakushov visited the metochion (parish representation) of the Solovetsky Monastery of the Russian Orthodox Church. “To suddenly ring all the bells, waking the monks … [Read more...]
Bishop Laptev Visits Congregation of Murmansk
April 29, 2021. Bishop Laptev’s visitation of Murmansk. Church servants’ seminar and meeting. The construction of the new church building is at a final stage. Current needs: finish in some of the rooms + land improvement. The Lutheran Church of Murmansk is active in social work and mission. Please pray for Pastor Aleksandr and his wife Anna who … [Read more...]
Bishop Laptev Visits Congregations in Kem and Rabocheostrovsk
April 28, 2021, Bishop Laptev’s visitation of Kem and Rabocheostrovsk, Karelia. Seminar, prayer service, talk with church members. Prayer on the future church construction site. Next stop: Revda and Murmansk. Original post in Russian & photos … [Read more...]
Bishop Laptev Visits Congregation of Segezha
On April 27, 2021, Bishop Laptev made a visitation of the Lutheran Congregation of Segezha, Karelia. This year, the congregation celebrates 30 years since it began its ministry. As mission work started in Segezha in 1991, the Lutheran Christians met together in different places such as the auditorium of the local mayor’s office, a college, a … [Read more...]
Congregation in Revda Hosts Seminar
From April 16-18, 2021, the Lutheran Congregation of Revda, Murmansk Oblast, hosted a diaconal seminar which gathered church members from Murmansk, Lovozero, and Revda and provided a chance to reconnect with friends in Norway online. The seminar was held by Dobriye serdtsa, a charity foundation for social aid. The goal of the seminar was to … [Read more...]