The Week of Prayer for Christian Unity was celebrated internationally from January 18-25, 2024. The prayer week is annually coordinated by the World Council of Churches, with participation by its member Churches. Russia has participated in the week’s prayers since the 1990’s. On January 20, St. Nicholas’ Lutheran Church of Gatchina, … [Read more...]
Bishop Laptev attends 32nd Int’l Christmastide Education Lecture
On January 24, 2024, ELCIR Bishop Ivan Laptev attended the plenary meeting of the 32nd International Christmastide Education Lecture—“Orthodoxy and the Nation’s Culture: Losses and Gains of the Past, a Vision of the Future.” Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Rus’ presided over the meeting which took place at the State Kremlin Palace in … [Read more...]
Church growth
The last Sunday of the year December 31, 2023 was blessed by the confirmation of Timur at St. Mary’s Lutheran Cathedral of St. Petersburg. Praise God for our brother in Christ! We wish him to continue growing in the knowledge of God’s Word! Artyom was confirmed at the Lutheran Church of Vyborg, Leningrad Oblast, as we celebrated the Feast … [Read more...]
Church choirs co-perform in St. Petersburg
On January 13, 2024, Mikael Agricola Choir directed by Darya Shkurlyatyeva from the Lutheran Church of Vyborg, Leningrad Oblast, traveled to St. Petersburg. Together with the choir and bell ensemble of St. Michael’s Lutheran Church, they closed the season of Christmas song. The program included Christmas songs, instrumental versions of … [Read more...]
PLI conference in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
From January 12-14, 2024, churches working with leader training programs offered by the Pastoral Leadership Institute–International held a conference in Bishkek, the capital of the Republic of Kyrgyzstan in Central Asia. PLI is devoted to empowering leaders for wider influence for the sake of the gospel in their communities and effective leadership … [Read more...]
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