Bishop Ivan Laptev continues his visitation to the churches of the ELCIR Southern and Volga Deaneries. After Stary Oskol, he visited Borisoglebsk and Novorossiysk. “Finally, all of you, have unity of mind, sympathy, brotherly love, a tender heart, and a humble mind. Do not repay evil for evil or reviling for reviling, but on the contrary, … [Read more...]
Mercy Ministry in Novorossiysk Church
During the pandemic, the ELCIR congregation in Novorossiysk, Krasnodar Krai, gives assistance on a COVID-19 hotline on the regional and federal levels, provides medicines to the needy, delivers groceries and items of necessity to church members, and gives aid to inmates at Correctional Colony 11 of the Krasnodar Krai Directorate of FSIN (dept. of … [Read more...]
Short History of New ELCIR Congregation in Novorossiysk
The Lutheran church building in Novorossiysk was built in 1902 with the funds of the Evangelical Lutheran congregation on the land gifted to that congregation by General Leonid Adamovich (1832—1911), a hero of the Russo-Turkish War (1877-1878). The church was closed down from 1924 to the early 1990’s. A religious group was established in 1989. The … [Read more...]
New Congregation Joins The Church of Ingria
Praise the Lord as a new congregation of Lutheran Christians has joined The Church of Ingria! The photo shows the official protocol of the meeting of the ELCIR Synodal Council on January 30, 2020 presided over by Bishop Laptev, which states that the Evangelical Lutheran Congregation in Novorossiysk has been incorporated into The Evangelical … [Read more...]