The Lutheran church building in Novorossiysk was built in 1902 with the funds of the Evangelical Lutheran congregation on the land gifted to that congregation by General Leonid Adamovich (1832—1911), a hero of the Russo-Turkish War (1877-1878). The church was closed down from 1924 to the early 1990’s. A religious group was established in 1989. The … [Read more...]
New Congregation Joins The Church of Ingria
Praise the Lord as a new congregation of Lutheran Christians has joined The Church of Ingria! The photo shows the official protocol of the meeting of the ELCIR Synodal Council on January 30, 2020 presided over by Bishop Laptev, which states that the Evangelical Lutheran Congregation in Novorossiysk has been incorporated into The Evangelical … [Read more...]
New Church Members Baptized and Confirmed at St. Anne’s Lutheran in St. Petersburg
We wish God’s richest blessings upon those who were baptized and confirmed on the Feast of the Presentation of Our Lord, February 2, at St. Anne’s Lutheran Church in St. Petersburg (a. k. a. Annenkirche) whose interior was badly damaged by a fire in 2002 and is still in need of renovation. The congregation makes every festive worship service unique … [Read more...]
Joint Project of St. Michael’s Lutheran and Christian Medics’ Guild Gets under Way
On February 1, 2020, St. Michael’s Lutheran Congregation in St. Petersburg held the first meeting of Medics to Non-Medics, a joint project of St. Michael’s Lutheran and the Christian Medics’ Guild based in St. Petersburg. Immunologist and Guild Head Nikolai Vasiliev presented a public lecture opening the project. It so happened, not coincidentally, … [Read more...]
Rev. Ivanov Leads Students on Visit to Orthodox Church
On Saturday, February 1, 2020, students from the School of the Christian Faith and Rev. Mikhail Ivanov, senior pastor of St. Mary's Lutheran in St. Petersburg, visited Sts. Peter and Paul Orthodox Church on the campus of the Herzen State Pedagogical University of Russia. Fr. Dmitri, the congregational priest, led his guests on an interesting tour, … [Read more...]
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