On November 23, Bishop Ivan Laptev of The Evangelical Lutheran Church of Ingria sent greetings to Bishop Elect Matti Salomäki who was elected Bishop of the Diocese of Lapua of The Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland. Bishop Salomäki has replied: “A warm thank you for your kind greetings and congratulations! “I hope we can continue to … [Read more...]
Church leaders meet with Governor’s liaison
On December, 2021, leaders and representatives of St. Petersburg’s traditional Christian denominations met with Vladimir Ivanov, chief of the Department for Relations with Religious Associations of St. Petersburg Governor’s Administration. They discussed current and future work together in 2022. Bishop Laptev represented The Church of … [Read more...]
Christianity class visits churches of three Christian denominations
“For this is the message that you have heard from the beginning, that we should love one another.” (1 Jn. 3:11) On Sunday, November 28, 2021, students of the Basics of Christian Faith course from the Lutheran Church of Koltushi, Leningrad Oblast, had a field class visiting churches of three Christian denominations in St. Petersburg: the Roman … [Read more...]
Bishop Laptev represents ELCIR at Russian National Prayer Breakfast
“Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called sons of God.” (Mt. 5:9, ESV) “You are the salt of the earth, but if salt has lost its taste, how shall its saltiness be restored? It is no longer good for anything except to be thrown out and trampled under people’s feet. You are the light of the world. A city set on a hill cannot be … [Read more...]
Bishop Laptev speaks to evangelism festival team as ELCIR prepares to participate
On November 23, 2021, ELCIR Bishop Ivan Laptev attended a meeting of the Festival of Hope team to report on the work done and share plans. The evangelism festival with Franklin Graham will take place at the Ice Palace arena in St. Petersburg from July 9-10, 2022. In his presentation, Bishop Laptev likened our teamwork to ascending a mountain. The … [Read more...]
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