By Darya Shkurlyatyeva, ELCIR Press Service The Advisory Board of The Evangelical Lutheran Church of Ingria and The Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland met online on April 16, 2021. The key item on the order of business was the prolongation of the cooperation agreement between the two church bodies. Both parties expressed their desire to … [Read more...]
Bishop Laptev, Bishop Emeritus Kugappi Attend Prayer Breakfast
On April 15, 2021, Bishop Ivan Laptev and Bishop Emeritus Arri Kugappi participated in the 12th Prayer Breakfast of St. Petersburg and Leningrad Oblast entitled “Time to Do Good. Charity in Christian Churches during the Pandemic.” The meeting's biblical motto was “He has told you, O man, what is good and what the Lord requires of you: to do … [Read more...]
Easter Greetings of Bishop Emeritus Kugappi
The Easter Greetings of Bishop Emeritus Arri Kugappi in Finnish. See English translation below. Broadcast in Viestit-Karjala news program on Rossiya 1 Karelia, a regional channel of VGTRK, a state-owned broadcaster which operates many television and radio channels in 53 of Russia's languages. Dear Friends, Brothers and Sisters in Jesus … [Read more...]
Youth Meet Up at Church of Koltushi
By Aleksei Lozhkin From February 12-14, 2021 at the Lutheran Congregation of Koltushi, there was a youth meet-up entitled “The Narrow Way.” It gathered young people of age 18 or older, which gave everyone a chance to talk about faith, personal testimonies, and Christian life. During the three days, we studied and discussed 2 Timothy, sang hymns … [Read more...]
Cross of St. Henry Arrives in Russia
Last year, Bishop Emeritus Arri Kugappi was awarded the Cross of St. Henry. The decoration ceremony was to take place in Helsinki on March 23, 2020, however it didn't happen because of the closed borders due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The decoration has finally reached the awardee! Source … [Read more...]
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