On January 7, 2021, volunteers from the Christian Volunteer League in Cheboksary, Chuvashia, held an unusual Christmas celebration for children from a rehabilitation center: outdoors and using a “time machine”! The kids took a trip to the past, spending time in the Middle Ages and in 1st-century Bethlehem. And the nonvirtual presents brought the … [Read more...]
Christmas Lectures to Be Held in Cheboksary
"Christmas Lectures" which are becoming a tradition at the Lutheran Church of Cheboksary, Chuvashia, will be held again this year! Lectures will be presented by professors from Germany, St. Petersburg, and Cheboksary. Theology, history, philosophy, philology. Q&A. St. Luke’s Chapel, Cheboksary. January 11, 2021, 6 pm. Source … [Read more...]
Church of Cheboksary Gifts Protective Equipment
On December 30, 2020, St. Luke’s Lutheran Church of Cheboksary, Chuvashia, brought air recirculation units, masks, and hand sanitizers as a gift to two rehabilitation centers for children in Cheboksary. This is the beginning of a project in collaboration with the Lutheran World Federation: “Personal Protective Equipment for Distressed Children, … [Read more...]
Dean and Youth from Cheboksary Visit Saransk
On November 22, the last Sunday of the church year, Dean of the ELCIR Uralic Deanery Rev. Konstantin Subbotin and young people from Cheboksary, Chuvashia, visited Velmema Church in Saransk, Mordovia. A communion service was followed by the young people from the two congregations visiting with each other. Photo credits: Vladislav … [Read more...]
New Confirmation in Cheboksary
Last Sunday, September 6, 2020, Ivan Ryasik from Kirov in the Urals region was confirmed at St. Luke’s Congregation in Cheboksary, Chuvashia. Thanks be to God that the small Lutheran congregation in Kirov has grown by another wonderful disciple of Christ! Ivan plans to continue his education at the seminary this fall. Soli Deo gloria! In photo: … [Read more...]