ELCIR Sunday school teachers met together for three days at St. Mary’s Lutheran Cathedral in St. Petersburg to share best practices and learn the Godly Play® methodology. The 18 teachers came from Karelia, Lomonosov, Moscow, St. Petersburg, Udmurtia, and Yoshkar-Ola. The three wonderful days strengthened St. Mary’s Sunday school and upgraded the … [Read more...]
Summer choir festival at Skvoritsy
June 12, 2023 saw the annual summer festival “Hymns of Holy Joy” (a line from the Russian version of “Alleluia, Sing to Jesus”) at Skvoritsy Lutheran Church in Petrovo, Gatchinsky District, Leningrad Oblast. Rev. Pavel Krylov, Skvoritsy senior pastor and West Ingrian region dean, compèred the concert. Matvei Nazarov, organist of the Lutheran Church … [Read more...]
ELCIR athletes carry away trophies from interfaith sports competition
On Russia Day, June 12, 2023, the ELCIR participated in the 8th Interfaith Spartakiad* in St. Petersburg, sponsored by the St. Petersburg Governor’s Administration, the St. Petersburg Physical Culture & Sports Committee, and religious confessions. The ELCIR team took second place in the soccer competition! Aleksandr Protasov … [Read more...]
New issue of Tserkov Ingrii Magazine arrives!
The new issue of Tserkov Ingrii Magazine (the Russian-language edition of The Church of Ingria Magazine) is available in PDF format and as a hard copy by order from the ELCIR Headquarters! The theme of the issue is the ELCIR Theological Institute campus in Koltushi, Leningrad Oblast, and the nearby Mercy House where students do their … [Read more...]
Confirmation at St. Michael’s Lutheran Church
God added another member to St. Michael’s Lutheran Church in St. Petersburg at the evening worship service on June 8, 2023. After completing the Basics of Christian Faith course, Yelizaveta Yemelyanova joined the church through the rite of confirmation! Yelizaveta grew up as a Christian and has attended Bible training before, but as she said in her … [Read more...]
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