Rt. Rev. Ivan Laptev, ELCIR Bishop; Rev. Mikhail Ivanov, ELCIR chief secretary; and Rev. Vyacheslav Ostanin, senior pastor of the Lutheran Church in Novosibirsk attended the 27th World Conference of The International Lutheran Council, which was held in Kisumu, Kenya from September 13-16, 2022. The topic of the conference was “Liturgy & Culture. … [Read more...]
Petrozavodsk Lutheran Church hosts New Testament classes of ITC
From July 22-24, 2022, the Lutheran Church of Petrozavodsk, Karelia, hosted the New Testament module of the Church of Ingria's Initial Theological Course. The classes were taught by Rev. Mikhail Ivanov, senior pastor of St. Mary’s Lutheran Cathedral in St. Petersburg. He shared with students from Karelia and Tver about the historical context of the … [Read more...]
Music Festival of The Church of Ingria held in St. Petersburg
On April 23, 2022, St. Mary’s Lutheran Cathedral of St. Petersburg hosted a music festival which gathered congregational choirs from the St. Petersburg and West Ingrian Deaneries of the ELCIR, located in the St. Petersburg urban area and Leningrad Oblast. Opening the event, Bishop Emeritus Arri Kugappi offered a homily about spiritual vigilance. … [Read more...]
Servants’ Conference in Moscow
From November 11-12, 2021, the servants of the ELCIR Moscow Deanery met together for a servants’ conference at Holy Trinity Lutheran Congregation of Moscow. Motto: “Be Faithful!” During a roundtable discussion, the clergymen and lay servants made plans for their ministries in 2022. Participants & presentations: Bishop Ivan Laptev, “The … [Read more...]
TICI Hosts Evangelism Retreat
From September 10-12, 2021, the ELCIR Theological Institute (TICI) in Koltushi, Leningrad Oblast, hosted an evangelism retreat for members of St. Mary’s Cathedral Church of St. Petersburg. On Friday evening, the participants studied Romans 15 with the bishops Ivan Laptev and Arri Kugappi. Saturday was the busiest day as St. Mary’s parishioners had … [Read more...]