A great day for Gennadi and Yelena who were confirmed at Haapakangas Lutheran Church of Yukki, Leningrad Oblast, on November 8! We wish them to grow in the faith of our Lord Jesus Christ and be richly blessed by God! Source & photos … [Read more...]
Dean Subbotin Visits Religious Group in Kirov
On October 25, 2020, Dean of the ELCIR Uralic Deanery Rev. Konstantin Subbotin and Artyom Dmitriev visited the religious group in Kirov, west of the Ural Mountains. Below is a thank you note from the local believers: “What a joyful impression and great encouragement for our hearts and minds! Thank you for traveling these hundreds of kilometers … [Read more...]
Bishop Laptev, Dean Antipov Celebrate Worship Service in Church Member’s Home
On October 13, 2020, ELCIR Bishop Ivan Laptev and Dean of the ELCIR Moscow Deanery Valeri Antipov celebrated a communion service in the home of Maksim Zuyev in Kursk. Maksim was confirmed in August 2020. Hopefully, a Lutheran congregation will be reborn here in the future. The historical Lutheran church in Kursk was closed down in 1924. At … [Read more...]
Church in Novye Burasy Turns 20!
This fall, St. Paul’s Congregation in Novye Burasy, Saratov Oblast, celebrates 20 years since its official registration. In 1999, descendants of Volga Germans in Novye Burasy asked the Lutherans in Saratov to help conduct worship services and Bible studies and organize their church life. Volunteers from Saratov began traveling to the village on … [Read more...]
New Deacon Ordained
On October 9 , 2020, during the worship service which opened the 32nd synod of The Evangelical Lutheran Church of Ingria, Dmitri Avdeyev was ordained as a deacon for service at the Congregation of Gubanitsy. The rite of ordination was administered by ELCIR Bishop Ivan Laptev together with ELCIR Chief Secretary Rev. Ivanov, Senior Pastor of St. … [Read more...]
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