Yelena Tatti and Nikolai Minenkov with the ELCIR Children & Youth Department from St. Petersburg held a seminar at the ELCIR Lutheran Church of Novosibirsk on November 27, 2021. They talked about how and why we should talk to children about God. Original post in Russian & photos … [Read more...]
Photo Studio of Novosibirsk Church
The Lutheran Church of Novosibirsk has a well-equipped photo studio. Attached are some portrait photos taken by Olga Lozhkina during Bishop Laptev’s visitation on December 6, 2021. Front row, left to right: Deacon Vyacheslav Ostanin, Bishop Ivan Laptev, Pastor Gennadi Moskalyov. 2nd row, left to right: TICI student Konstantin Kulalayev, … [Read more...]
Church of Novosibirsk Builds Own Organ Console, Enhances Music Ministry
Members of Christ the Savior Lutheran Church in Novosibirsk are enhancing their music ministry by using Hauptwerk® and their own God-given skills. Hauptwerk® is a computer program designed to allow the playback or live performance of pipe organ music using MIDI and recorded sound samples. With the multitude of regularly updated samples provided … [Read more...]
Confirmation in Novosibirsk
On June 2, 2021, the Lutheran Congregation of Novosibirsk celebrated the Confirmation of Mikhail! Thanks be to God who adds to the Church those who are being saved! Photo credits: Saara Karttunen Post in Russian … [Read more...]
Novosibirsk Lutherans Learn to Make Christmas Wreaths
December 19, 2020, was a special experience for Christ the Savior Lutheran Church of Novosibirsk as people gathered in the church to make Christmas wreaths. Entire families, adults and children, arrived from different parts of town. An accomplished florist taught them the details of wreath-making and guided them through a wreathing of nice-looking … [Read more...]