On November 3, 2023, the Lutheran Church of Kazan, Tatarstan, hosted a meeting of ELCIR Uralic Deanery ministers. The topics for discussion were congregational budgets and work plans. ELCIR Mission Dept. Secretary Yelena Kugappi explained how and why churches should apply for grants in written form and answered questions. Bishop Laptev participated … [Read more...]
Bishop Laptev and other religious leaders give BD greetings to oblast governor
On November 1, 2023, heads of religious organizations gave birthday greetings to Aleksandr Drozdenko, Governor of Leningrad Oblast. ELCIR Bishop Laptev wished Mr. Drozdenko God’s guidance and help in his demanding service as the region’s head. “First of all, then, I urge that supplications, prayers, intercessions, and thanksgivings be made … [Read more...]
Bishop Laptev attends inauguration of Christian TV studio in Moscow region
On October 26, 2023, ELCIR Bishop Ivan Laptev attended the official opening of a unique Christian TV studio called Blagaya Vest (“The Good News”) in Medvezhi Ozyora, Moscow Oblast. Original post in Russian … [Read more...]
Vyborg ministers meet with Bishop Laptev and Dean Hutter
On October 17, 2023, ordained and lay ministers of the Lutheran Church in Vyborg, Leningrad Oblast, met with ELCIR Bishop Ivan Laptev and ELCIR St. Petersburg Region Dean Ivan Hutter. Together, they discussed possible ways the congregation could cooperate with The Center for Protestant Culture and History, a nonprofit … [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...]
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