On June 2, 2022, the ELCIR Synodal Council made a decision to ordain Vyacheslav Ostanin into the Office of Pastor for service in the ELCIR Siberian Deanery. On June 25, 2022, Presentation of the Augsburg Confession, the Right Reverend Bishop Ivan Laptev of The Evangelical Lutheran Church of Ingria in Russia and the Right Reverend Bishop … [Read more...]
ELCIR Bishop Laptev and head of mission Raskatov visit Belarus, Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia
From May 22-27, 2022, ELCIR Bishop Ivan Laptev and ELCIR Mission Dept. Head Yevgeni Raskatov traveled from St. Petersburg, Russia, to Tallinn, Estonia, on the invitation of Archbishop Urmas Viilma of the Estonian Evangelical Lutheran Church to have official talks about collaborating with the Church of Estonia in cultural projects and parishioners’ … [Read more...]
Annenkirche hosts mission course
On April 9, 2022, St. Anne’s Lutheran Congregation in St. Petersburg (a.k.a. Annenkirche) hosted the classes of the Mission Course. Bishop Ivan Laptev, Pastor Yevgeni Raskatov, and Pastor Leif Camp shared their knowledge and experience in mission work and Gospel outreach. The teachers and the class students discussed opportunities for mission in … [Read more...]
ELCIR and EELC ecclesiastics meet in Narva
On April 8, 2022, Bishop Ivan Laptev of The Evangelical Lutheran Church of Ingria and Pastor Yevgeni Raskatov, head of the ELCIR Mission Department, met with Bishop Tiit Salumäe of the Western and Northern Region of The Estonian Evangelical Lutheran Church. Visiting with each other at Alexander's Lutheran Cathedral in Narva, Estonia, the … [Read more...]
Yevgeni Raskatov Ordained as Pastor
On Sunday, December 26, 2021, Yevgeni Raskatov was ordained into the Office of Pastor at St. Anne's Lutheran Church of St. Petersburg. Our cordial congratulations for Pastor Yevgeni! Original post in Russian & photos … [Read more...]