September 15, 2021. Head of the Udmurt Republic Aleksandr Brechalov met with leaders of sports organizations and religious faiths to discuss the results of Udmurtia's first Interfaith Spartakiad, an athletic contest. Church council chairman Aleksandr Grebennikov represented Christ the Savior Lutheran Church of Izhevsk (ELCIR). The Spartakiad … [Read more...]
Heads of Russian Protestant churches meet in Moscow
On September 16, 2021, ELCIR Bishop Ivan Laptev participated in the meeting of the Advisory Council of the Heads of Protestant Churches in Russia. The 90th meeting took place in Moscow. An important item on the agenda was the future work of the recently established Council for Protestant Education. Bishop Laptev is on its board as Rector of the … [Read more...]
Schwindt tombstone returns to church grounds
On September 9, 2021, Bishop Ivan Laptev met with Rev. Vladimir Bitkin, the senior pastor of St. Peter’s Lutheran Church in Maliye Kolpany, a village in Leningrad Oblast, and with the leadership of this rural community to discuss the best use of vacant space in the church building. The bishop supported the idea put forward by St. Peter’s … [Read more...]
Rev. Sidorenko reaches out to care home in Karelia
On September 10, 2021, ELCIR Pastor Fyodor Sidorenko performed a short music recital and taught a master class in pizza making for the residents of the temporary housing facility in Essoila, Karelia. During the recital, personnel and residents sang songs to the guitar about peace, love, and God. Also, Pastor Fyodor extemporized a music quiz, … [Read more...]
Bishop Laptev updates on ELCIR Uralic Deanery
Post by Bishop Laptev, September 9, 2021: Lately, in spite of the pandemic, the Lord has given me several opportunities to visit the congregations of our Uralic Deanery. It’s a vibrant part of our Church as it has new congregations in Izhevsk and Kirov and is seeing ministry starting in Ufa, Bashkortostan. Soon, if the Lord wills and we live, … [Read more...]
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