Prison ministry is one of the areas of diaconia, the mercy ministry Jesus commanded His Church to do. The Halfway House in Novosibirsk is a center that gives aid to current and former prisoners and their families. Ex-convicts receive assistance in their re-integration in society such as doing legal paperwork, finding a job, restoring their … [Read more...]
State TV channel interviews congregants as they decorate church for Christmas
Members of Holy Spirit Lutheran Church, Petrozavodsk, Karelia, decorate their church for Christmas. Pastor Aleksei Kronholm and church members give interviews in a news report that aired on Rossiya 1 Karelia, a regional channel of VGTRK, a state-owned broadcaster which operates many television and radio channels in 53 of Russia’s … [Read more...]
Religious education organizations sign cooperation agreement
The Council for Protestant Education and the Scientific-Educational Theological Association (NOTA) have signed a cooperation agreement. ELCIR Bishop Ivan Laptev is on the Council’s board. Click here to read our earlier post about this. Photo credit: Institute of Religion and Policy … [Read more...]
Church leaders meet with Governor’s liaison
On December, 2021, leaders and representatives of St. Petersburg’s traditional Christian denominations met with Vladimir Ivanov, chief of the Department for Relations with Religious Associations of St. Petersburg Governor’s Administration. They discussed current and future work together in 2022. Bishop Laptev represented The Church of … [Read more...]
St. Michael’s Church celebrates new member, welcomes descendants of 19th-century pastor
It was a truly blessed First Sunday in Advent on November 28, 2021 for St. Michael’s Lutheran Church of St. Petersburg as Yuliana came into full communion with the Church through the rite of confirmation! Also, as St. Michael’s congregation is preparing to celebrate 145 years since the church’s dedication in a few weeks, the worshipers were … [Read more...]
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