From October 31 to November 11, 2022, the ELCIR Theological Institute taught the Initial Theological Course. This course is an opportunity to be introduced to the basics of theology and receive basic knowledge for fruitful ministry in a church congregation.Below is the list of graduates from the following modules: Old Testament, New Testament, Hermeneutics & Homiletics, and Personal Spiritual Life:
Daniil Andreyev, Vyborg Lutheran Congregation
Pavel Viktorov, Cheboksary Lutheran Congregation
Anna Dimitrova, Izhevsk Lutheran Congregation)
Nikolai Dobytin, Gelendzhik Religious Group
Sergei Kolesnikov, Nizhny Novgorod Lutheran Congregation
Aleksandr Kumm, Luga Lutheran Congregation
Yelena Malina, St. John’s Estonian Lutheran Congregation (Jaani kirik), St. Petersburg
Ivan Moskalenko, St. Anne’s Lutheran Congregation (Annenkirche), St. Petersburg
Olga Ogorodnyaya, St. Anne’s Lutheran Congregation (Annenkirche), St. Petersburg
Eliza Piskunova (Yoshkar-Ola Lutheran Congregation)
Sergei Popov, St. Anne’s Lutheran Congregation (Annenkirche), St. Petersburg
Anastasia Protasova, Koltushi Lutheran Congregation
Sofia Pushkaryova, St. Mary’s Lutheran Cathedral, St. Petersburg
Viktoria Repina, St. Anne’s Lutheran Congregation (Annenkirche), St. Petersburg
Dina Serkeshbayeva, Novosibirsk Lutheran Congregation
Olga Solovei, St. Mary’s Lutheran Cathedral, St. Petersburg
Anton Tarasov, Velmema Lutheran Congregation, Saransk
Natalia Khrapova, St. Mary’s Lutheran Cathedral, St. Petersburg
Aleksandr Shavin, Gelendzhik Religious Group
Yelena Shavina, Gelendzhik Religious Group
Graduates from the entire ITC program:
Valentina Vereshchagina, St. John’s Estonian Lutheran Congregation (Jaani kirik), St. Petersburg
Eduard Gnezdilov, Yukki Lutheran Congregation
Natalia Goncharova, St. Anne’s Lutheran Congregation (Annenkirche), St. Petersburg
Ivan Potyanov, Velmema Lutheran Congregation, Saransk
Anastasia Repina, St. John’s Estonian Lutheran Congregation (Jaani kirik), St. Petersburg
May the Lord bless the ministry of each and every one!
The Institute will host the spring ITC classes March 13-24, 2022.
Photos by Valentina Vereshchagina
