From August 11-13, 2020, clergymen Vladislav Abdullin (Birsk, Bashkortostan), Andrei Yurtayev (Moscow), Marat Fazlullin (Gurez-Pudga, Udmurtia), Valeri Antipov (Rzhev) and lay church members met up in Iglino, a village in Bashkortostan, to discuss the importance of family values. Video (only in Russian) … [Read more...]
St. Luke’s Congregation in Rzhev Hosts Family Retreat July 24-26, 2020
By Iraida Mikhailova “Those were unforgettable, blessed, eventful, and spiritually fruitful days. We had 60 people and I'm happy to note it was mainly young people and there were many children, which means the Church is growing and developing by God’s will. Words can’t express all my emotions about this wonderful fellowship in the Holy Spirit! The … [Read more...]
Bishop Laptev, Deans Give Update on Situation in Regions
On May 13, 2020, Rt. Rev. Ivan Laptev, Bishop of The Church of Ingria, and Rev. Deans Pavel Krylov (West Ingrian Deanery), Aleksei Kronholm (Karelian Deanery), Valeri Antipov (Moscow Deanery), Ivan Hutter (St. Petersburg Deanery), Konstantin Subbotin (Uralic Deanery) held an online conference in VK group Sluzhiteli Tserkvi Ingrii ("Ministers of The … [Read more...]
Agricola Choir Travels to Rzhev
Agricola Choir Travels to Rzhev. News story by Darya Shkurlyatyeva, leader of Agricola Choir, Sts. Peter and Paul Lutheran Church in Vyborg. February 21-23, 2020 A long weekend is a reason to go out on a visit. This time, 14 members of Agricola Choir (around 2/3 of the choir) traveled 600 km from Vyborg to Rzhev. Our luggage was usual: a … [Read more...]
Lutheran Dean Meets with Community in Rzhev
On January 24, 2020, Rev. Valeri Antipov, the senior pastor of St. Luke’s Evangelical Lutheran Congregation in Rzhev and the Dean of the ELCIR Moscow Deanery, met with Soznaniye ("Consciousness"), a discussion club that meets at Rzhev's community center. The topic of the discussion was The 10 Commandments in the Modern World. Rev. Antipov shared … [Read more...]