The 2nd Interconfessional Spartakiad* of the Udmurt Republic closed with a checkers tournament at the National Library of Udmurtia in Izhevsk on November 6, 2022. Marina Voronina from the Lutheran Church of Izhevsk took third place in the underage women’s category. Cordial thanks to our team for their endeavor and effort! The … [Read more...]
Udmurtia celebrates Day of National Unity and Day of Statehood
Greetings for Day of National Unity and Day of Statehood of Udmurtia from the head of the Udmurt Republic in the Russian Federation for Aleksandr Grebennikov, chairman of the Lutheran church council in Izhevsk: Dear Aleksandr Yuryevich, Warmest greetings for Day of National Unity and Day of Statehood of Udmurtia! Many ethnic … [Read more...]
Young people meet up in Cheboksary, study Bible, discuss Christian life
From September 23-25, 2022, the Lutheran Church of Cheboksary, Chuvashia, hosted an informal meeting of young people from the ELCIR Uralic Deanery. The event gathered participants from the nearest congregations in Cheboksary, Gurez-Pudga, Izhevsk, Kazan, Saransk, Yoshkar-Ola, and guests from St. Petersburg. Pastor Artur Semyonov … [Read more...]
Family retreat in Yoshkar-Ola
From August 19-21, 2022, Holy Cross Lutheran Church in Yoshkar-Ola, Mari El, held a family retreat of the ELCIR Uralic Deanery. The hospitable Holy Cross congregation gathered participants from Birsk, Cheboksary, Gurez-Pudga, Izhevsk, Kazan, Penza, and Saransk. Pastor Valeri and Natalia Antipov from the Lutheran church in Rzhev held … [Read more...]
Izhevsk Lutheran team participates in track-and-field event
On June 18, 2022, the Chekeril Sports Resort near Izhevsk, Udmurtia, hosted a cross country race as part of the 2nd Interfaith Spartakiad* of the Udmurt Republic, Russian Federation. Many thanks to the team of the Lutheran Church of Izhevsk for their commitment, dedicated effort and endeavor! Many thanks to the fans for rooting and lending moral … [Read more...]