On June 22, 2024, Day of Remembrance and Sorrow in Russia which marks the beginning of the Great Patriotic War in the Soviet Union in 1941, ELCIR deacon Aleksei Lozhkin participated in the ceremony of laying flowers at Piskaryovskoye Memorial Cemetery in St. Petersburg. In photo: ELCIR deacon Aleksei Lozhkin and Archbishop Vladimir … [Read more...]
ILC holds seminaries conference in Buenos Aires
The International Lutheran Council’s (ILC) 8th World Seminaries Conference took place June 11-14, 2024, in Buenos Aires, Argentina. The theme for the conference was “Church and State: Challenges and Opportunities for Seminary Education.” The Evangelical Lutheran Church of Argentina (Iglesia Evangélica Luterana Argentina – IELA) served as … [Read more...]
Bp. Emeritus Kugappi and Pr. Raskatov represent ELCIR at Protestant chief ecclesiastics’ summit
From June 4-6, 2024, the Advisory Council of the Heads of Protestant Churches in Russia held its 100th summit in St. Petersburg. Its motto was the famous quote “In essentials unity; in non-essentials liberty; and in all things charity.” The meeting gathered denomination leaders, public activists and government officials. The ELCIR was represented … [Read more...]
ELCIR participates in interdenominational forum on traditional family in St. Petersburg
On May 15, 2024, the International Day of Families proclaimed by the UN General Assembly, Nevskaya Ratusha Business Center in St. Petersburg hosted a forum entitled “Developing the Institute of Traditional Family. St. Petersburg’s Experience.” The event’s goal was to share experiences and to further cooperation of religious organizations with … [Read more...]
15th St. Petersburg & Leningrad Oblast Prayer Breakfast upholds traditional family values
The 15th St. Petersburg & Leningrad Oblast Prayer Breakfast: Family, Traditional Family Values was held on May 14, 2024. ELCIR Lutherans participated in the event. Bishop Ivan Laptev said a short homily, read Mt. 19:5-6 out loud and lifted a prayer. Married for 44 years, Bishop Emeritus Arri Kugappi and his wife Alina received … [Read more...]
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