On January 15, 2024, ELCIR Bishop Ivan Laptev installed Aleksandr Khmelevtsev in the ministry of catechist at the Lutheran Church of Rzhev, Tver Oblast. May God give Aleksandr energy, wisdom, good health and many other blessings in his service for God’s Kingdom! Original post in Russian … [Read more...]
Rev. Raskatov lectures on Christmas in Kursk region, installs catechist
On January 13 and 14, 2024, Senior Pastor Yevgeni Raskatov of St. Anne’s Lutheran Church in St. Petersburg (Annenkirche) gave lectures on the topic “How Christmas was Stolen from Us” in Zheleznogorsk and Kursk. He talked about the origins of Christmas and the importance of keeping its true meaning. Also, we wish God’s richest blessings on … [Read more...]
Youth retreat in Koltushi
From January 3-7, the Lutheran Church of Koltushi, Leningrad Oblast, hosted a youth retreat entitled “The Journeys of the Apostle Paul.” The retreat gathered church members from Moscow, Koltushi, Segezha, Toksovo, and St. Anne’s Church of St. Petersburg. The young people discussed the apostle’s life and epistles, the trials early … [Read more...]
Church choirs meet in Vyborg
On January 6, 2024, Mikael Agricola Choir of the Lutheran Church in Vyborg, Leningrad Oblast, and a visiting choir from St. Petersburg—Kaja Choir of the Estonian Culture Society and the Estonian Lutheran Church of St. John, met together in the Vyborg church to sing Christmas songs from the 16th to the 19th centuries in Russian, Finnish, Estonian … [Read more...]
Southern Deanery ministers meet in Borisoglebsk
From January 9-10, 2024, the Lutheran Church of Borisoglebsk, Voronezh Oblast, hosted a meeting of the ELCIR Southern Deanery. Dean Antipov updated the participants on the state of affairs in the deanery and the other ministers shared in more detail about the life of their churches. Bishop Laptev taught a seminar on discipleship. Pastor Camp gave a … [Read more...]
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