Here’s how Lutheran church volunteers cleaned and fixed the basketball/ice hockey rink near St. Andrew's Lutheran Church in Kazan! Rev. Subbotin, Dean, Uralic Deanery: “It's almost done! They uprooted the tree stumps on the rink, fixed and painted the board, made a new door, restored the ring backboards, and put up new rings! Many thanks to … [Read more...]
Youth Meet Up in Kazan, Do Servant Event
From September 18-20, 2020, St. Andrew’s Church in Kazan gathers young people from the ELCIR Uralic Deanery for an informal meet-up. The program includes a volunteer effort to restore a deserted ice hockey rink near the church. The participants promise to show us the result of their work! Source & photos … [Read more...]
Catechist Installed in Kazan
On September 6, 2020, Valeri Trusov was installed into the ministry of catechist at the Congregation in Kazan, Tatarstan. Source & photos … [Read more...]
Caption These Nature Photos!
“Whatever the LORD pleases, he does, in heaven and on earth, in the seas and all deeps.” (Ps. 135:6) The servants of children & youth ministry at St. Andrew’s Congregation in Kazan, Tatarstan, are starting a project anyone can take part in. What makes the photo display “The Invisible Things of God Understood by the Things that are Made” unique … [Read more...]
Rev. Pogasi Represents ELCIR at School Concert
On February 26, 2020, the Christian comprehensive school in Kazan hosted a charitable concert to support the school. This was the second year that the event had been held at the school itself. Last time, its organizers told the story of how the school came into existence and developed initially. This year they presented on the philosophy and inner … [Read more...]