On December 5, 2023, Senior Pastor Aleksander and Anna Volchok of the Lutheran Church of Murmansk, visited the Murmansk Nursing Home for Senior and Disabled People. The church servants were happy to meet with their friends residing at the home. Although the home is far from the church, some of them are active parishioners. Unfortunately, not all of … [Read more...]
Deacon Kulalayev reaches out with God’s word of comfort to shelter residents in Tver
On November 2, 2023, Deacon Konstantin Kulalayev of the Lutheran Church in Tver visited Zhizn Social Home and had a pastoral conversation with its residents. The social home shelters people who have faced hardship. Many of them lost the meaning of life and see themselves as unneeded and rejected. To refute that, Deacon Konstantin dispelled the myth … [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...]
ELCIR presents mercy houses at int’l forum in St. Petersburg
From October 11-13, 2023, Expoforum Congress & Exhibition Center in St. Petersburg hosted the 16th international forum “The Senior Generation.” The annual forum is a venue which demonstrates to the senior generation and other people that an eventful and interesting life is possible at any age. The project seeks to involve older people in modern … [Read more...]
ELCIR reaches out with God’s Word and mercy to Kachanovo
On October 28, 2023, eight ELCIR members took a mission & diaconal trip to Kachanovo, Pskov Oblast. The team included Rev. Aleksandr Kudryavtsev, ELCIR property manager, and Tuyana Yantsanova, head of ELCIR diaconal ministry. The pastor celebrated a worship service at the chapel in the Lutheran cemetery. The team visited Natalia Gorskaya, … [Read more...]
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