On June 15, 2023, the 97th meeting of the Advisory Council of the Heads of Protestant Churches in Russia was held in Moscow. The church leaders discussed monitoring religious freedom in Russia, the upcoming activities of the Christian Interconfessional Advisory Committee, and a concept for establishing a Museum of Protestantism. A … [Read more...]
Bishop Laptev, Rector Subbotin meet with Roman Catholic church leaders and educators, discuss cooperation
On June 13, 2023, Bishop Ivan Laptev of The Evangelical Lutheran Church of Ingria and Pastor Konstantin Subbotin, rector of the ELCIR Theological Institute, met with Auxiliary Bishop Nikolai Dubinin of the Mother of God Roman Catholic Diocese in Moscow, Msgr. Sergei Timashov, rector of Mary the Queen of the Apostles RC Seminary, and Aleksandr … [Read more...]
Bishop Laptev visits Murmansk
Over the weekend of June 12-13, 2023, ELCIR Bishop Ivan Laptev visited Holy Cross Lutheran Church in Murmansk. The church is at the final phase of wrapping up construction work. It has a vibrant life with regular worship services, senior and disabled meetings, music recitals, and evening activities. Bishop Laptev attended the Hearth and Home … [Read more...]
Religious journalists meet for conference in St. Petersburg
On June 13, 2023, Senior Pastor Mikhail Ivanov of St. Mary’s Lutheran Cathedral in St. Petersburg represented the ELCIR at the conference “Confessional Media and Prevention of Religious Extremism. Coverage of Socially Significant Information: Pro et Contra.” The conference at Journalists' House, a journalist community center in St. … [Read more...]
Youth retreat in Petrozavodsk
From June 9-11, 2023, the Lutheran Church of Petrozavodsk, Karelia, held a youth retreat gathering young people from Noviye Peski, Olonets, Petrozavodsk, Segezha, and St. Petersburg. The young people heard God’s Word and discussed the topic “The Foundation of the Christian,” took an excursion to Alexander Nevsky Russian Orthodox Cathedral … [Read more...]
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