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...]
Rev. Ivanov Participates in Interdenominational Discussion
On July 1, 2021, Rev. Mikhail Ivanov, the ELCIR Chief Secretary, the Senior Pastor of St. Mary’s Cathedral in St. Petersburg, participated in the roundtable discussion “The Right to Pray: Debate around Russian Orthodox, Roman Catholic, and Lutheran Churches, Prayer Houses, and Mosques.” The online meeting was organized by the Center for Studies of … [Read more...]
Students of Christian Faith Visit Religion Museum in St. Petersburg
On Tuesday, June 1, 2021, graduates of the Christian Faith School based at St. Mary’s Lutheran Church in St. Petersburg visited the State Museum of the History of Religion. Pastor Mikhail Ivanov and museum worker Yelizaveta Kizyma, a member of St. Mary’s Church, led an excursion on church history. Because of the pandemic restrictions on the … [Read more...]
Advisory Board of ELCIR and ELCF Meets Online
By Darya Shkurlyatyeva, ELCIR Press Service The Advisory Board of The Evangelical Lutheran Church of Ingria and The Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland met online on April 16, 2021. The key item on the order of business was the prolongation of the cooperation agreement between the two church bodies. Both parties expressed their desire to … [Read more...]
Church Members in Koltushi Make Audio Recording of Large Catechism
For those interested in online Lutheran audio resources in Russian, the Lutheran Congregation of Koltushi in its VK group has been posting audios of Luther’s Large Catechism read by congregation members. By now, they’ve completed all the sections on the Ten Commandments. The pastor of the congregation Rev. Mikhail Ivanov offered the … [Read more...]