It was a blessed Sunday on October 29, 2023, at St. Mary’s Lutheran Church of Irkutsk in eastern Siberia as Senior Pastor Albert Mazurenko performed the rite of confirmation for Andrei and Tatiana! On the same day, Deacon Ivan Pavlovets administered the Sacrament of Holy Baptism to a child at the Lutheran Church of Sayansk, Irkutsk … [Read more...]
Recent confirmations
Praise God for new ELCIR members who came into full fellowship with the Church through the Rite of Confirmation: Ivan, St. Mary’s Lutheran Cathedral, St. Petersburg, October 8 Ludmila and Yana, Tyrö Lutheran Church of St. John, Lomonosov, St. Petersburg, October 22 Pavel and Galina, Lutheran Church of Rzhev, October … [Read more...]
Vuoksenranta church turned over to ELCIR
By a court ruling, the historical church building of the former Lutheran parish in Vuoksenranta, now Ozyorskoye, Leningrad Oblast, has been turned over to the ELCIR. As the building is prepared for the winter, its basement windows and possibly doors need to be sealed before snowfall. Tentatively, church people plan to get together to do the work in … [Read more...]
35th ELCIR Synod convenes in St. Petersburg
On October 13, 2023, the 35th Synod (Convention) of The Evangelical Lutheran Church of Ingria in Russia convened in St. Petersburg. Greetings came from Archbishop Tapio Luoma of The Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland; Bishop Tiit Salumäe of The Estonian Evangelical Lutheran Church; Archbishop Vladimir Provorov of The Evangelical … [Read more...]
Church growth
Praise the Lord for Yegor who was confirmed at the Lutheran church of Novosibirsk on September 24, 2023 and Maria who was confirmed at St. Anne’s Lutheran Church of St. Petersburg on October 1, 2023. Thanks be to the Lord who adds to the church those who are saved! Congratulations and God’s blessings to our brother and sister in the faith as they … [Read more...]
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