On February 20, 2020, the 32nd synod (convention) of The Church of Ingria convened at the Central Office in St. Petersburg, gathering representatives of the Church’s five deaneries: West Ingrian, Karelian, Moscow, Volga, and St. Petersburg. Matters on the agenda: 1) Approving a new version of the Charter of the ELCIR Theological Institute; 2) The possibility of delegating to the Synodal Council the right to admit new congregations to The Church of Ingria; 3) Approving amendments to the Standing Orders of the Church regarding the existence of congregations in the form of religious groups. The synod’s decisions will be published immediately after the protocol is signed by the protocol checkers.