By Rev. Konstantin Subbotin, the congregation’s minister Lutheran congregations existed in Chuvashia among the few Germans who lived here but never built a church. In the 1990’s, missionary from Finland Juha Väliaho was one of the first who proclaimed the Gospel here. It is through his work that St. Luke’s Evangelical Lutheran Congregation … [Read more...]
Family Retreat in Uralic Deanery, August 11-13, 2020
By Natalia Antipova, family ministry coordinator, Church of Ingria Iglino, a village not far from Ufa, Bashkortostan, was the location of a family retreat where the couple Sergei and Veronika Kochetkov warmly welcomed us in their house. The head of the household opened the retreat. On the first day, we discussed how and in what order God … [Read more...]
Bishop Laptev, Deans Give Update on Situation in Regions
On May 13, 2020, Rt. Rev. Ivan Laptev, Bishop of The Church of Ingria, and Rev. Deans Pavel Krylov (West Ingrian Deanery), Aleksei Kronholm (Karelian Deanery), Valeri Antipov (Moscow Deanery), Ivan Hutter (St. Petersburg Deanery), Konstantin Subbotin (Uralic Deanery) held an online conference in VK group Sluzhiteli Tserkvi Ingrii ("Ministers of The … [Read more...]
Clergymen Hold Seminar, Keep in Touch Online
On April 28, 2020, clergymen of the ELCIR Uralic Deanery held an online seminar, “The Experience of the Early Church in the Works of the Apostolic Fathers.” The pastors prepared reports and discussed soteriology, sacramentology, and ecclesiology in the epistles of Polycarp of Smyrna, Ignatius of Antioch, Clement of Rome, the Didache, and other … [Read more...]
Bishop Laptev and Rev. Subbotin Teach in Moscow
Bishop Ivan Laptev and Dean Konstantin Subbotin taught hermeneutics and homiletics as part of a module of the Initial Theological Course hosted by the Holy Trinity Lutheran Church in Moscow from February 28 through March 1, 2020. Photo credits: Holy Trinity Lutheran See photos on vk.com … [Read more...]