The exhibition “Creation” at St. Anne’s Lutheran Church in St. Petersburg took second place (26.71 percent of votes) in the category “Museum: Exhibition of the Year.” The Special coffeehouse, a project of Anna Pomogayet Charity Foundation run by the Church of Ingria, took first place (26 percent) in the category “Good Project of the … [Read more...]
Christmas and New Year greetings of Governor of Leningrad Oblast Aleksandr Drozdenko to ELCIR Bishop Ivan Laptev and Bishop Emeritus Arri Kugappi
Dear Ivan Sergeyevich, Dear Arri Matveyevich, My sincere greetings for the New Year and Christmas! May the coming year bring you and your loved ones only good changes and give you as many wonderful joyful days as possible. With all my heart I wish you good health, energy and strength to accomplish all the things … [Read more...]
Christmas greetings from the State Museum of the History of Religion in St. Petersburg to Bishop Ivan Laptev
“For to us a child is born, to us a son is given; and the government shall be upon his shoulder, and his name shall be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.” (Is. 9:6, ESV) Right Reverend Bishop, I cordially wish you a joyful Feast of the Nativity of Christ and a Happy New Year in … [Read more...]
Bishop Laptev speaks at Bible translation conference
On December 6, 2022, ELCIR Bishop Ivan Laptev attended a roundtable discussion on the topic “The Presentation of the Audio Version of the Bible in Modern Russian Translation.” The discussion was hosted by the Civic Chamber of the Russian Federation in Moscow. The Bible translation was made at Kulakov Bible Translation Institute in Zaoksky, … [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...]
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