From January 7-9, 2022, the Lutheran Church of Yoshkar-Ola, Mari El, hosted an ELCIR Uralic Deanery youth retreat—"We've Come to Believe the Love." The meeting rallied guests from Birsk, Bashkortostan; Cheboksary, Chuvashia; Izhevsk, Udmurtia; Kazan, Tatarstan; Gurez-Pudga, Udmurtia; Samara, Samara Oblast; Saransk, Mordovia; Syktyvkar, Komi; … [Read more...]
Youth Leaders Meet at Yoshkar-Ola Church
On October 16-17, 2021, the Lutheran Congregation of Yoshkar-Ola, Mari El Republic, hosted a meeting of youth leaders from the ELCIR Uralic Deanery. Yelena Tatti, instructor with the ELCIR Children & Youth Department, facilitated seminars about the personality and spiritual life of the youth leader and interactive methods of holding Bible … [Read more...]
Bishop Laptev Updates on Uralic Deanery
Post by Bishop Laptev, September 9, 2021: Lately, in spite of the pandemic, the Lord has given me several opportunities to visit the congregations of our Uralic Deanery. It’s a vibrant part of our Church as it has new congregations in Izhevsk and Kirov and is seeing ministry starting in Ufa, Bashkortostan. Soon, if the Lord wills and we live, … [Read more...]
Family Retreat in Yoshkar-Ola
From August 27-29, 2021, the Lutheran Congregation of Yoshkar-Ola, Mari El Republic, held a family retreat of the ELCIR Uralic Deanery. Motto: “As for me and my house, we will serve the LORD.” (Joshua 24:15, ESV). The large group discussed such topics as periods of marriage, feelings and how to discern them and the importance of talking about … [Read more...]
English Camp in Yoshkar-Ola
Evangelism English program for children at the Lutheran Church of Yoshkar-Ola, Mari El, July 13-15, 2021. Original post in Russian & photos … [Read more...]