On September 9, 2021, Bishop Ivan Laptev met with Rev. Vladimir Bitkin, the senior pastor of St. Peter’s Lutheran Church in Maliye Kolpany, a village in Leningrad Oblast, and with the leadership of this rural community to discuss the best use of vacant space in the church building. The bishop supported the idea put forward by St. Peter’s … [Read more...]
Church of Maliye Kolpany Hosts Master Class in Ethnic Ingrian Culture
On August 1, 2021, Seura Society of Ingrian Finns in Gatchina, Leningrad Oblast, taught a master class in making ethnic Ingrian dolls at St. Peter's Lutheran Church in Maliye Kolpany. The class was part of a project called "The Real Culture of Native Peoples in Leningrad Oblast for Schoolchildren." The photos are copyright Gatchinskaya pravda … [Read more...]
Kolpany Congregation Repairs Church Roof, Does Other Work on Church Building
News from the Kolpany Lutheran Parish Church in Maliye Kolpany near Gatchina, Leningrad Oblast By God’s mercy, we've managed to fix parts of the church roof that were in disrepair: on the bell tower, on the left wing of the façade, and on the dining hall. Along with that, we replaced worn-out fasteners on the perimeter, took down the pipe of … [Read more...]
Church in Maliye Kolpany Still in Disrepair
Below is a news story from the newscast Vesti St. Petersburg on the state-owned TV channel Russia-1. Summary translation: St. Peter’s Lutheran Church of Maliye Kolpany, Leningrad Oblast, has to meet in a small part of the big church building and is able to seat only 70 instead of 700 people. The church is located on the territory of Avangard … [Read more...]
Rzhev Church Members Visit Churches in St. Petersburg Region
Photos of church members from Rzhev with their pastor Rev. Valeri Antipov visiting St. Mary's and St. Anne's Churches in St. Petersburg, St. Peter's Church in Malye Kolpany, churches in Pushkin, Gatchina, Koltushi, and Skvoritsy on August 1, 2020. Click here to see photos … [Read more...]