On February 15, 2022, in Izhevsk, the capital of Udmurtia, Bishop Ivan Laptev of The Church of Ingria met with Metropolitan Victorinus of Izhevsk and Udmurtia, The Russian Orthodox Church. It was Metropolitan Victorinus’ name day and he was receiving greetings from the city’s religious associations. Metropolitan Victorinus is active in promoting … [Read more...]
ELCIR Does Sports!
On January 16, 2022, a team from Christ the Savior Lutheran Church of Izhevsk, Udmurtia, took part in the 1st Interfaith Volleyball Tournament, which was held at Torpedo Sports Complex in Izhevsk. January 29 saw the opening of the 2nd Interfaith Spartakiad* of the Udmurt Republic, rallying more than 500 athletes and sports lovers at Kulakova … [Read more...]
Dean Subbotin Visits Congregations in Udmurtia
From January 21-23, 2022, Rev. Dean Konstantin Subbotin of the ELCIR Uralic Deanery and catechist Artyom Dmitriyev visited ELCIR congregations in Udmurtia. They held a Bible study at the Congregation of Gurez-Pudga and a liturgics seminar at the Congregation of Izhevsk. Original post in Russian & photos … [Read more...]
Christmas Greetings of Udmurtia Head Brechalov and Minister Petrov
Aleksandr Grebennikov, chairman of the church council, Lutheran Church of Izhevsk, Udmurtia, received Christmas greetings from Aleksandr Brechalov, Head of the Udmurt Republic, and from the Ministry for Ethnic Policy of the Udmurt Republic. Dear Aleksandr Yuryevich, Happy New Year! As the new year is approaching, we sum up results and make … [Read more...]
Uralic Deanery Youth Meet Up in Kazan
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...]