On March 10, 2023 in Moscow, the Department for External Church Relations of The Russian Orthodox Church hosted a regular meeting of the Christian Interconfessional Advisory Committee. One of the items on its agenda was admission of The Evangelical Lutheran Church of Ingria to the Committee’s Council. The co-chairs and members of the Council … [Read more...]
ELCIR holds online conference on Ruth
On March 7, 2023, the Church of Ingria held a conference on the biblical Book of Ruth. The conference, which took place at St. Mary’s Lutheran Cathedral in St. Petersburg and was live-streamed via Zoom, gathered 36 people. It opened with greetings from ELCIR Bishop Ivan Laptev. Many thanks to Aleksandr Sokolov and Aleksandr Statinov for arranging … [Read more...]
Bishop Laptev visits Pskov
The attached photos show ELCIR Bishop Ivan Laptev officiating at a home divine service in the ELCIR religious group in Pskov on March 5, 2023, the 2nd Sunday in Lent (Reminiscere). … [Read more...]
Bishop Laptev visits Yoshkar-Ola
In early March, on his way back from the visitation of Siberian churches, ELCIR Bishop Ivan Laptev visited the Lutheran Church of Yoshkar-Ola, Mari El. The congregation turns 30 years old on August 14 this year. Original post in Russian … [Read more...]
ELCIR Bishop Laptev visits ELCIR church in Novosibirsk, meets with SELC Bishop Lytkin and seminary rector Streltsov
On February 28, 2023, ELCIR Bishop Ivan Laptev visited the Lutheran Church of Novosibirsk. The church serves the local community through its various ministries, such as public lectures, English language classes, Bible studies, a year-round catechetical class, outreach to prostitutes, and hosting anonymous addicts' groups. There is always something … [Read more...]
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