On July 31, 2023, the board of trustees of Nekropol held their first meeting. Nekropol is an interdenominational nonprofit social-cause association registered by the ELCIR to help preserve historical Lutheran and other cemeteries and coordinate the initiatives of different Christian denominations to do the same. The Nekropol trustees … [Read more...]
St. Mary’s Church to hold a gala, wishing a Happy 70th Birthday to Bishop Emeritus Arri Kugappi!
On Saturday, February 18, 2023, at 1 pm Moscow time, St. Mary’s Lutheran Cathedral located at 8 Bolshaya Konyushennaya Street, St. Petersburg will hold a gala celebration of the 70th birth anniversary of Bishop Emeritus Arri Kugappi! Everybody is welcome! The celebration will be webcast live via St. Mary’s YouTube channel. All … [Read more...]
ELCIR Lutherans reach out with God’s Word and mercy to Kachanovo
On December 12, 2022, ministers and staff members of the ELCIR Headquarters visited the village of Kachanovo, Pskov Oblast, and were welcomed by its residents. Every needy family received a Christmas gift of food packages as it is especially difficult to get to the stores there in winter. The ELCIR team also held a spiritual meeting for … [Read more...]
New issue of The Church of Ingria magazine fresh from printer!
The new Russian-language issue of the ELCIR churchwide Tserkov Ingrii (“The Church of Ingria”) magazine is fresh from the printer! Issue 3/2022 marks several important dates: September 21 — 500 years since the first publication of Luther's translation of the New Testament (“The September Testament”) September 29 — Feast … [Read more...]
Highlights of St. Petersburg Deanery meeting
Below are some of the highlights of the ELCIR St. Petersburg Deanery meeting held at the ELCIR Theological Institute, Koltushi, Leningrad Oblast, on January 18, 2022. • Bishop Laptev introduced a new coworker of the ELCIR Headquarters in St. Petersburg—Bishop’s Secretary Yelena Novichkova, 33, who was born in St. Petersburg, but now lives in … [Read more...]
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