From August 19-21, 2022, Holy Cross Lutheran Church in Yoshkar-Ola, Mari El, held a family retreat of the ELCIR Uralic Deanery. The hospitable Holy Cross congregation gathered participants from Birsk, Cheboksary, Gurez-Pudga, Izhevsk, Kazan, Penza, and Saransk. Pastor Valeri and Natalia Antipov from the Lutheran church in Rzhev held … [Read more...]
Moksha-Erzya Church Teaches Children about Advent
On December 18, 2021, Moksha-Erzya Lutheran Church of Saransk, Mordovia, held a children's meeting—"Looking Forward to Christmas." The kids talked about Advent and the meaning of each Advent candle, had kompott and bread rolls, decorated the Christmas tree, and each got a poem to learn for Christmas. Information courtesy of Natalia … [Read more...]
Moksha-Erzya Church Celebrates Anniversary
On October 31, Moksha-Erzya Lutheran Congregation of Saransk, Republic of Mordovia, celebrated 30 years since the congregation was officially registered. The Reformation Day divine service was followed by a celebration meal of the congregants where Senior Pastor Andrei Vladimirov read out loud a chapter from The Spirituality of the Cross by G. … [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...]
Children’s Activities in Saransk
On April 24, Moksha-Erzya Lutheran Church of Saransk, Mordovia, conducted a series of activities for children on the topic “The Word of God is Living and Active” which included a Bible study, quiz, outdoor games, and many other things. Original post in Russian & photos … [Read more...]