On Sunday October 3, 2021, a group of parishioners from Yamburgsky Lutheran Church in Kingisepp attended the Feast of St. Michael and All Angels worship service at Hietamäki Lutheran Church in Innolovo, Leningrad Oblast. After the service, the worshipers wished a happy birthday to the church’s senior pastor Rev. Väinö Kuosti. Many thanks to the … [Read more...]
Bishop Laptev Visits Skvoritsy
On Sunday, September 26, 2021, Bishop Laptev visited the church of Skvoritsy, Leningrad Oblast. Click for photos … [Read more...]
Schwindt Tombstone Returns to Church Grounds
On September 9, 2021, Bishop Ivan Laptev met with Rev. Vladimir Bitkin, the senior pastor of St. Peter’s Lutheran Church in Maliye Kolpany, a village in Leningrad Oblast, and with the leadership of this rural community to discuss the best use of vacant space in the church building. The bishop supported the idea put forward by St. Peter’s … [Read more...]
Synodal Council Meets in Gubanitsy
On August 27, 2021, the ELCIR Synodal Council held a field session at St. John the Baptist Congregation of Gubanitsy, Leningrad Oblast. In addition to the usual agenda, the council discussed the Church’s social diaconal ministry and visited the Social Diaconal Center in Kikerino. Bishop Laptev hopes such field sessions become a good tradition so … [Read more...]
Clergymen and Lay Members Gather to Pray and Celebrate 410 Years of Ingrian Church
“And you shall remember the whole way that the LORD your God has led you. . . that he might make you know that man does not live by bread alone, but man lives by every word that comes from the mouth of the LORD.” (Deut. 8:2-3, ESV) This Bible passage prefaced a prayer service led by Bishop Ivan Laptev at the memorial cross in Lembolovo, … [Read more...]
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