The Lutheran Church of Ulan-Ude, Buryatia, celebrated Christmas Eve in the new church building and Christmas in its current facility. Pastor Aleksandr Dyshenov ran a Christmas quiz, the choir sang hymns, and the children recited poems. Information courtesy of Anitta Lepomaa Original post in Russian & photos … [Read more...]
St. Anne’s Church selects grant recipients
On December 15, 2021, the expert committee of St. Anne’s Church Grant with Bishop Laptev in attendance met to vote for the winners of a project proposals contest. The ₽500,000 of prize money will be divided among the winning ELCIR congregations. A total of 13 congregations applied for the grant. Their project proposals were evaluated based on … [Read more...]
Rev. Mazurenko talks to university students
On December 15, 2021, Rev. Albert Mazurenko, senior pastor of the Lutheran Church of Irkutsk in Southern Siberia, participated in a dialog about religion at Irkutsk Law Institute, a law school under the Public Prosecution University of the Russian Federation. The meeting entitled “State, Society, Religion” gathered the school’s students and the … [Read more...]
Children & youth servants hold seminar in Novosibirsk
Yelena Tatti and Nikolai Minenkov with the ELCIR Children & Youth Department from St. Petersburg held a seminar at the ELCIR Lutheran Church of Novosibirsk on November 27, 2021. They talked about how and why we should talk to children about God. Original post in Russian & photos … [Read more...]
Bishop Laptev visits Omsk
On December 10, 2021, Bishop Laptev visited the Lutheran Church of Omsk during his visitation of the ELCIR Siberian Deanery. This congregation does not only serve in Omsk, but also across the large Omsk region and is especially famous for its programs for children and youth and its lady chefs who work culinary miracles! Stop in! Original … [Read more...]
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