Bishop Laptev completed his visitation of ELCIR congregations in Udmurtia. In photos: visits to Yagul and Gurez-Pudga, Udmurtia. “And God is able to make all grace abound to you, so that having all sufficiency in all things at all times, you may abound in every good work. As it is written, ‘He has distributed freely, he has given to the … [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...]
Corpus Christi Conference On- and Offline
The 12th Corpus Christi International Conference took place from July 30 through August 1, 2021. The local conference in Russia was held at the ELCIR Theological Institute and attended by clerics and lay church members from St. Petersburg (St. Anne’s Church); Gurez-Pudga, Udmurtia; Koltushi, Leningrad Oblast; Petrozavodsk, Karelia; Saransk, … [Read more...]
Gospel Outreach to Udmurtia
Summer is not only a great time for rest, but also for evangelism trips. A small group from St. Andrew’s Lutheran Church of Kazan, Tatarstan, took the opportunity on July 24-25 to visit St. Peter’s Lutheran Church in Gurez-Pudga, Udmurtia, and hold a children's meeting—“An Introduction to Jesus.” During this time, children from Gurez-Pudga and … [Read more...]