On April 28, 2020, clergymen of the ELCIR Uralic Deanery held an online seminar, “The Experience of the Early Church in the Works of the Apostolic Fathers.” The pastors prepared reports and discussed soteriology, sacramentology, and ecclesiology in the epistles of Polycarp of Smyrna, Ignatius of Antioch, Clement of Rome, the Didache, and other … [Read more...]
TICI Continues Teaching Online
From April 27 through May 9, 2020, extramural students of the Theological Institute of The Church of Ingria (TICI) are taught online. For the first time the Bachelor’s program curriculum includes lectures on Dogmatics 5 (Sacramentology). Lecturer: Rev. Mikhail Ivanov, M.Div. Original post in Russian on VK (video only in Russian) … [Read more...]
Catechist Installed for Congregation in Steklyanny
On April 26, 2020, Vyacheslav Merzlyakov, a 2019 graduate of the ELCIR Theological Institute, was installed as a catechist in the Lembolovo parish church located in Steklyanny, Leningrad Oblast. The church in Steklyanny was built in an area that has a special significance for The Church of Ingria. Lembolovo is the village where the earliest … [Read more...]
Church in Siberia Installs New Windows
On April 27, 2020, the ELCIR congregation in Verkhni Suetuk in Southern Siberia completed the installation of windows in the church building. The project was funded by The Evangelical Lutheran Church of Estonia. Photo credits: Rev. Sergei Shilovski Original post in Russian and photos on VK … [Read more...]
Meet Andrei Bratchenko!
Original post in Russian on VK Since February 2020, I’ve been working in the ELCIR Central Office as the head of the project support department or, simply said, fundraising department. Our department is a new subdivision that was launched this year and it pursues the ambitious goal of raising money for our congregations. So far, we’ve been doing … [Read more...]
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