The Synod (national convention) of the ELCIR, as per the ELCIR Standing Orders, is comprised of 24 empowered lay representatives: 5 from the West Ingrian Deanery, 6 from the Karelian Deanery, 1 from the Moscow Deanery, 1 from the Volga Deanery, 7 from the St. Petersburg Deanery, 1 from the Siberian Deanery, 3 from the Uralic Deanery. Also, the … [Read more...]
Synod Approves Job Description for Bishop’s Vicars
The 32nd Synod has approved a job description for Bishop’s Vicar. Earlier, on September 25, 2020, the Synodal Council resolved to appoint Bishop Emeritus Arri Kugappi Bishop’s First Vicar and Dean of the Uralic Region Konstantin Subbotin Bishop’s Second Vicar. ELCIR Bishop Ivan Laptev will soon determine a scope of responsibility for each … [Read more...]
Synod Approves Church Music Committee
The 32nd Synod has supported the initiative to establish a Church Music Committee in the ELCIR. For many years, the ministries of The Church of Ingria have been facilitated by a children & youth, missionary, and diaconal committees, but there hasn’t been a committee coordinating one of the most important ministries, the ministry of church … [Read more...]
Resolutions of 32nd Synod on Synodal Council, New Congregations
Below are some of the resolutions of the 32nd Synod of the ELCIR The Synod approved the following membership of the Synodal Council in 2021-2022: Core members: Deacon Timur Pamyatnykh, Novosibirsk, Siberian Deanery Natalia Antipova, Rzhev, Moscow Deanery Pastor Ivan Hutter, Yukki, St. Petersburg Deanery Vadim Bakurin, Koltushi, St. … [Read more...]
32nd Synod of ELCIR Convenes in St. Petersburg (photos)
On October 9, 2020, the 32nd synod of The Evangelical Lutheran Church of Ingria convened at St. Mary’s Cathedral of St. Petersburg. Its resolutions, reports, words of greeting, and an electronic version of Vestnik sinoda ("The Synod Herald") will be published soon. For now, click here to see a photo report: Photo credits: Darya Shkurlyatyeva … [Read more...]