ELCIR Volga Region Dean Rev. Olav Panchu received Christmas greetings from Minister for Domestic Policy and Social Relations in the Saratov Oblast Natalia Troshina, December 23, 2020 "To the Dean of the Volga Region, Senior Pastor of St. John’s Congregation of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Ingria in Russia Olav Panchu "Very Reverend … [Read more...]
ELCIR Deacon Speaks at SELC Reformation Day Conference in Novosibirsk
On October 31, 2020, Deacon Sergei Anikin from St. John’s Church in Saratov participated in a Reformation Day conference at the Lutheran Center of The Siberian Evangelical Lutheran Church in Novosibirsk. Deacon Sergei presented a report on the topic of “Liberal Theology and Its Role in the Rise of 19th-Century Confessional Lutheranism.” The … [Read more...]
Church in Novye Burasy Turns 20!
This fall, St. Paul’s Congregation in Novye Burasy, Saratov Oblast, celebrates 20 years since its official registration. In 1999, descendants of Volga Germans in Novye Burasy asked the Lutherans in Saratov to help conduct worship services and Bible studies and organize their church life. Volunteers from Saratov began traveling to the village on … [Read more...]
Caption These Nature Photos!
“Whatever the LORD pleases, he does, in heaven and on earth, in the seas and all deeps.” (Ps. 135:6) The servants of children & youth ministry at St. Andrew’s Congregation in Kazan, Tatarstan, are starting a project anyone can take part in. What makes the photo display “The Invisible Things of God Understood by the Things that are Made” unique … [Read more...]
Biblical Books in Local Languages Delivered to Church in Saransk
Velmema Congregation in Saransk, Mordovia, has received a press run of Genesis and Exodus in the Moksha language and the Book of Proverbs in the Erzya language. In the Republic of Mordovia, Russian Federation, Erzya and Moksha are state languages along with Russian. Original post in Russian on VK … [Read more...]