Below are some of the highlights of the ELCIR St. Petersburg Deanery meeting held at the ELCIR Theological Institute, Koltushi, Leningrad Oblast, on January 18, 2022. • Bishop Laptev introduced a new coworker of the ELCIR Headquarters in St. Petersburg—Bishop’s Secretary Yelena Novichkova, 33, who was born in St. Petersburg, but now lives in … [Read more...]
Youth retreat participants share impressions
Some of the feedback about the Storm Warning Youth Retreat, Koltushi, Leningrad Oblast, January 3-6, 2022 Vera, confirmand, Vologda: “I was really impressed and inspired by the winter retreat. I made many new friends there. The fellowship brought me to think about things I hadn’t thought about at all before. I’m planning to be confirmed, but I … [Read more...]
Youth cluster in Saransk prays for Christian unity
On January 19, 2022, the youth cluster of Velmema Lutheran Church in Saransk, Mordovia, conducted a Taizé prayer service, thus joining in on the worldwide Week of Prayer for Christian Unity. Many thanks to music minister Anya Vakher from St. Petersburg for helping organize and conduct the service! Original post in Russian … [Read more...]
Rev. Volchok and his wife reach out with Gospel to large family
On January 13, 2022, Pastor Aleksandr and Anna Volchok visited a family with many children in Afrikanda, a village more than 200 km (ca. 125 mi) from Murmansk, far NW Russia. It was the first time the children had heard the good news of Jesus' birth! Original post in Russia & photos … [Read more...]
Christmas festival for children in Cheboksary
On January 6, 2022, there was a Christmas festival for children at a rehab center in Cheboksary, Chuvashia. Many thanks to the caring brothers and sisters in Christ who helped make that evening festival joyful and fabulous for children in distress! Many thanks to everyone who had been praying and supported the event with their money which was … [Read more...]
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