In late September and early October, young people from Birsk, Bashkortostan; Cheboksary, Chuvashia; Izhevsk, Udmurtia; Kazan, Tatarstan; Saransk, Mordovia; and Ufa, Bashkortostan, met together at St. Andrew’s Lutheran Church of Kazan, Tatarstan to get to know each other, fellowship, and share. An important focus of the meet-up was “Social … [Read more...]
Bishop Laptev Updates on Uralic Deanery
Post by Bishop Laptev, September 9, 2021: Lately, in spite of the pandemic, the Lord has given me several opportunities to visit the congregations of our Uralic Deanery. It’s a vibrant part of our Church as it has new congregations in Izhevsk and Kirov and is seeing ministry starting in Ufa, Bashkortostan. Soon, if the Lord wills and we live, … [Read more...]
English Camp in Birsk
Evangelism English program for children at the Lutheran Church of Birsk, Bashkortostan. July 20-22, 2021. Photo credit: Rev. Vladislav Abdullin Original post in Russian & photos … [Read more...]
Uralic Deanery Meets in Birsk
From June 23-25, 2021, the Lutheran Church of Birsk, Bashkiria, hosted a meeting of pastors and lay servants of the ELCIR Uralic Deanery from Birsk, Cheboksary, Kazan, Saransk, Ufa, and Yoshkar-Ola. Deacon Yevgeni Raskatov, head of the ELCIR Mission Department, conducted seminars on mission. The time together included a festive Augsburg Confession … [Read more...]