St. John's Kaukola Church in Sevastyanovo located on the Karelian Isthmus, Leningrad Oblast, is a finalist and award winner at the Land of Kalevala international festival in the Ethnic Object nomination! Lately, the church building has been attracting tourists visiting the region. 10 years ago the church was in ruins. It was restored by the efforts … [Read more...]
Ingrian Deacon Meets with University Students of Theology
On March 2, 2020, Deacon Mikhail Nikulin of St. Peter’s Congregation in Pechory, Pskov Oblast, was invited to meet with students of theology at the Pskov State University (chair of philosophy and theology) as part of their course on the history of religions. Deacon Mikhail was happy to answer many questions. Original news post in Russian on … [Read more...]
Ingrian Pastors Travel in Siberia, Commune Lutherans, Participate in Int’l Forum
From February 18-25, 2020, Rev. Yrjö Niemi, Rev. Albert Mazurenko, and translator Berta Chepurnaya traveled again in the Irkutsk Oblast in Eastern Siberia and the Republic of Buryatia. - On February 18, they traveled to Tulun, 450 km from Irkutsk, and spent several days delivering aid to residents of the Tulun District who had suffered from the … [Read more...]
Church and Historians Meet, Make Proposals on Future of Cemetery
On February 28, 2020, the ELCIR Theological Institute in Koltushi hosted a roundtable discussion, “The History of the Lutheran Cemetery on Nagornaya Street in Vsevolozhsk and Its Future.” The discussion was organized by Russkoye nasledie, a regional history association in Vsevolozhsk (chairperson I. N. Gureyeva-Doroshenko) and the Evangelical … [Read more...]
Bishop Laptev Attends Interfaith Meeting
On February 27, 2020, Bishop Laptev of the ELCIR attended a meeting for interfaith collaboration at Dom Druzhby (“The House of Friendship”) of the Leningrad Oblast located by the Garden of Taurida in St. Petersburg. The main item on the agenda was the presentation by Fr. Vladimir Filippov on the importance of promoting the discipline of religious … [Read more...]
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