On December 2, 2023, an exhibition entitled The Nativity opened at Annenkirche—St. Anne’s Lutheran Church of St. Petersburg. During a music concert, the following ministers of different Christian denominations recounted the Nativity story together:Bishop Ivan Laptev, The Evangelical Lutheran Church of Ingria in Russia;Archbishop Vladimir Provorov, … [Read more...]
ELCIR members participate in social media seminar
On November 28, 2023, Nevskaya Ratusha Business Center in St. Petersburg hosted a seminar entitled “Promotion of Social Projects in Social Networks.” Organizer: Department for Relations with Religious Associations in the St. Petersburg Governor’s Administration. The seminar presented an overview of social medias in Russia, an analysis of target … [Read more...]
Sergei Bondarenko ordained as deacon
Praise God for Sergei Bondarenko, head of the ELCIR Pilgrimage Center, a 3rd-year student in the extramural bachelor’s degree program at the ELCIR Theological Institute, who was ordained into the Office of Deacon at the Lutheran Church of Koltushi, Leningrad Oblast, on Judgment Sunday November 26, 2023! We pray many will stand at the right hand of … [Read more...]
ELCIR soccer team takes 1st place!
On November 25, 2023, Kirovets Stadium in St. Petersburg hosted an Interfaith Soccer Tournament on the occasion of National Unity Day in Russia. The ELCIR soccer team Severnaya Rys (“The Northern Lynx”) led by Dmitri Glechikov won 1st place! Congrats! Original post in Russian … [Read more...]
Bishop Laptev meets with ROC Bishop Varnava
On November 24, 2023, Bishop Ivan Laptev of The Evangelical Lutheran Church of Ingria in Russia met with Bishop Varnava of Vyborg and Priozersk, The Russian Orthodox Church. The two ecclesiastics discussed ways in which the two churches can work together in the ministry to young people and social causes. Bishop Ivan invited Bishop Varnava to learn … [Read more...]
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