On November 5, 2022, Ingrian church members met together in Levashovo Memorial Cemetery, St. Petersburg, for an annual prayer service. The believers remembered victims of political repression and all blessed departed. After the service, they traveled to Haapakangas Lutheran Church of Yukki, Leningrad Oblast, for a warm meal and coffee. Together … [Read more...]
Dean Panchu attends Day of National Unity celebration at Saratov seat of government
On November 3, 2022, Senior Pastor Olav Panchu of St. John’s Lutheran Church of Saratov, Dean of the ELCIR Volga Deanery, attended the celebration of Day of National Unity at the Saratov Oblast Government Building. Saratov Oblast Governor Roman Busargin extended his greetings to all people living in the region. Holiday greetings from local … [Read more...]
Murmansk Lutheran Church hosts German culture event
On October 29, 2022, the Lutheran Church of Murmansk held a German Culture Evening in connection with Day of Reformation. In his greeting and introductory comments, Rev. Aleksandr Volchok, senior pastor of Holy Cross Lutheran Church, said, “This event tonight is meant to help foster a tolerant attitude to people even if they have a different … [Read more...]
Darya Shkurlyatyeva explains Lutheran church organ, introduces Ingrian music instruments to university students
On October 23, 2022, students from the Department of Media Technologies of the State University of Film and Television, St. Petersburg, traveled on an ethnographic TV expedition to Vyborg, Leningrad Oblast. As they toured the city, the highlight of their trip was a meeting with Darya Shkurlyatyeva, a member of Sts. Peter and Paul Lutheran Church of … [Read more...]
Open Kirche Project installs info stands on historical church sites
The attached photos show info stands that were put up near functioning and ruined historical Ingrian Lutheran church buildings as part of the Open Kirche Project, a grant-winner in a contest sponsored by the Presidential Grant Foundation. In some cases, the stands only show the sites where the churches once existed but are not extant or were … [Read more...]
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