In early June 2023, Bishop Jaroslav Javorník of the Slovak Evangelical Church of the Augsburg Confession in Serbia, paid a return visit to Russia in St. Petersburg. Original post in Russian … [Read more...]
ELCIR celebrates confirmations on Pentecost Sunday
On the Feast of Pentecost May 28, 2023, Anna who was baptized as a child at a Lutheran church in the Uralic region was confirmed at St. Anne’s Lutheran Church in St. Petersburg! Praise God for our sister in Christ! Also, the graduates of the Basics of Christian Faith course were awarded their certificates reminding them of God’s great love and … [Read more...]
Home group ministry
Some of the ELCIR congregations do home groups. For example, lay and clergy members of St. Mary’s Lutheran Cathedral Church in St. Petersburg meet in different parts of their city once a month to fellowship, pray and study God’s Word together. This is a way for believers to give encouragement to one another and grow stronger in faith. Currently, … [Read more...]
Bishop Laptev attends public discussion of former church site in St. Petersburg
On May 19, 2023, Bishop Laptev attended a meeting at the Office of St. Petersburg Human Rights Commissioner Svetlana Agapitova. Public activists, experts, members of the St. Petersburg Legislative Assembly, the Committee for Urban Development and Architecture, and the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Ingria met together to discuss the future of the … [Read more...]
People of different faiths commemorate war victims in St. Petersburg
On May 7, 2023, clerics and young laypeople from The Evangelical Lutheran Church of Ingria, The Russian Orthodox Church, The Armenian Apostolic Church, other Christian confessions and other religions participated in a commemoration and servant event entitled “There is No Faith without Memory, There is No Faith without Works.” Its goal was to keep … [Read more...]
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