On October 15, 2020, Rev. Ville Melanen, the Dean of the ELCIR Siberian Deanery, visited the congregations of Karatuzsky District in Krasnoyarsk Krai, Siberian Federal District. In photos: Congregation of Karatuzskoye, Congregation of Verkhni Suetuk. Source & photos … [Read more...]
Composition of Synod
The Synod (national convention) of the ELCIR, as per the ELCIR Standing Orders, is comprised of 24 empowered lay representatives: 5 from the West Ingrian Deanery, 6 from the Karelian Deanery, 1 from the Moscow Deanery, 1 from the Volga Deanery, 7 from the St. Petersburg Deanery, 1 from the Siberian Deanery, 3 from the Uralic Deanery. Also, the … [Read more...]
Synod Approves Job Description for Bishop’s Vicars
The 32nd Synod has approved a job description for Bishop’s Vicar. Earlier, on September 25, 2020, the Synodal Council resolved to appoint Bishop Emeritus Arri Kugappi Bishop’s First Vicar and Dean of the Uralic Region Konstantin Subbotin Bishop’s Second Vicar. ELCIR Bishop Ivan Laptev will soon determine a scope of responsibility for each … [Read more...]
Synod Approves Church Music Committee
The 32nd Synod has supported the initiative to establish a Church Music Committee in the ELCIR. For many years, the ministries of The Church of Ingria have been facilitated by a children & youth, missionary, and diaconal committees, but there hasn’t been a committee coordinating one of the most important ministries, the ministry of church … [Read more...]
Decisions of 32nd Synod on Synodal Council, New Congregations
Below are some of the decisions of the 32nd Synod of the ELCIR The Synod approved the following composition of the Synodal Council for 2021-2022: Core members: Deacon Timur Pamyatnykh, Novosibirsk, Siberian Deanery Natalia Antipova, Rzhev, Moscow Deanery Pastor Ivan Hutter, Yukki, St. Petersburg Deanery Vadim Bakurin, Koltushi, St. … [Read more...]
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