Greetings from Artur Parfyonchikov, Head of the Republic of Karelia Dear countrymen, I wish a Happy Holiday to everyone who celebrates Christmas today according to the Gregorian calendar! May the light of the Nativity Star bring you joy, happiness, and hope! I wish that love and faith in the better be in everyone's heart. Merry … [Read more...]
Christmas greetings of Religion Museum to Bishop Laptev
Christmas greetings for Bishop Laptev from the State Museum of the History of Religion in St. Petersburg To the Right Reverend Bishop Ivan Laptev of The Evangelical Lutheran Church of Ingria in Russia Gloria in excelsis Deo! Right Reverend Bishop, Please receive the cordial greetings of the directorate and employees of the State … [Read more...]
Petrozavodsk Church hosts meeting with local gov’t
On December 24, 2021, the Lutheran Church of Petrozavodsk, Karelia, hosted a meeting of the Religious Associations Commission of the city government. The meeting gathered city government officials, justice authorities, religious leaders, and workers of nonprofits. Together, they summed up the results of a 2019-2021 government program for developing … [Read more...]
Dean Panchu attends meeting with local gov’t
On December 22, 2021, Rev. Olav Panchu, ELCIR Volga Region Dean, attended a meeting of the Council for Relations with Religious Associations under the Saratov Oblast Governor. Rev. Panchu is a standing member of the council. The council members discussed the strategy of the state’s ethnic policy in Saratov Oblast. Natalia Troshina, Domestic Policy … [Read more...]
Kaukola Church takes part in ethnic festival
December 18, 2021. A group of geographers, historians, ethnographers, and tourism promoters visited Kaukola Lutheran Church in Sevastyanovo, Leningrad Oblast. They brought an award diploma and a souvenir medal for the church’s pastor Rev. Viktor Ruzhinski as Kaukola Church is a finalist of the ethnic festival called Zemlya Kalevaly (“The Land of … [Read more...]
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