Rt. Rev. Ivan Laptev, ELCIR Bishop; Rev. Mikhail Ivanov, ELCIR chief secretary; and Rev. Vyacheslav Ostanin, senior pastor of the Lutheran Church in Novosibirsk attended the 27th World Conference of The International Lutheran Council, which was held in Kisumu, Kenya from September 13-16, 2022. The topic of the conference was “Liturgy & Culture. … [Read more...]
Initial Theological Course taught in Petrozavodsk
The attached photo shows some of the graduates of the New Testament class taught as part of the ELCIR Initial Theological Course at the Lutheran Church of Petrozavodsk, Karelia. They were awarded their graduation certificates on August 28, 2022. Initial theological education given during the ITC’s eight modules taught at ELCIR … [Read more...]
Dr. Savich lectures in Sortavala on creation
On July 24, 2022, Igor Savich, doctor of sciences in biology, director of Concordia Foundation, presented a lecture on creation at the Lutheran Church of Sortavala, Karelia. Dr. Savich shared on various theories about the origins of Earth and man, dwelling in more detail on the Christian model and its significance in the modern understanding of the … [Read more...]
Petrozavodsk Lutheran Church hosts New Testament classes of ITC
From July 22-24, 2022, the Lutheran Church of Petrozavodsk, Karelia, hosted the New Testament module of the Church of Ingria's Initial Theological Course. The classes were taught by Rev. Mikhail Ivanov, senior pastor of St. Mary’s Lutheran Cathedral in St. Petersburg. He shared with students from Karelia and Tver about the historical context of the … [Read more...]
St. Anne’s Lutheran Church hosts lecture on Copts
On June 26, 2022, St. Anne’s Lutheran Church of St. Petersburg hosted a lecture of Egyptologist Natalia Makeyeva, lecturer at the Department of Oriental Studies of St. Petersburg State University. Ms. Makeyeva spoke about the Egyptian Copts. Some of the questions answered in her lecture were as follows: - Is there a relationship between … [Read more...]
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