The other guests were two faculty members of Moscow Theological Academy of The Russian Orthodox Church—Aleksei Svetozarski, head of the church history chair, and Mikhail Pervushin, church history professor, and Fr. Artemi Litvinov, senior priest of St. John of Kronstadt Orthodox Church in Koltushi, head of the young people department in the Orthodox Diocese of Vyborg.

 

The guests visited the ELCIR Mercy House (nursing home) in Koltushi.

 

Also, Rev. Konstantin Subbotin, rector of the ELCIR Theological Institute in Koltushi, guided a tour of the Institute and talked about its work. In conclusion, the Orthodox guests visited with Bishop Emeritus Arri Kugappi at St. George’s Lutheran Church in Koltushi.

 

ELCIR Bishop Ivan Laptev cordially thanks Rt. Rev. Silvanus and his fellow-ministers for the friendly visit!

 

It is our hope that our theological schools will closely collaborate! God bless!