Dear Ivan Sergeyevich, I sincerely wish you a joyful Feast of the Nativity of Christ! The coming of God’s Son into this world changed the course of history forever. The world plunged into darkness was illuminated by heavenly light—the light of God’s Mercy, which brings salvation to all people. We believe it and feel it in a special … [Read more...]
THE CHRISTMAS MESSAGE OF BISHOP IVAN LAPTEV OF THE EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH OF INGRIA IN RUSSIA (2022)
Merry Christmas! Many centuries ago, the prophet announced, “But you, O Bethlehem Ephrathah, who are too little to be among the clans of Judah, from you shall come forth for me one who is to be ruler in Israel, whose coming forth is from of old, from ancient days. Therefore he shall give them up until the time when she who … [Read more...]
Bishop Laptev speaks at Bible translation conference
On December 6, 2022, ELCIR Bishop Ivan Laptev attended a roundtable discussion on the topic “The Presentation of the Audio Version of the Bible in Modern Russian Translation.” The discussion was hosted by the Civic Chamber of the Russian Federation in Moscow. The Bible translation was made at Kulakov Bible Translation Institute in Zaoksky, … [Read more...]
Rev. Petrov and Tatiana Ryumina present book as St. Michael’s Lutheran Church celebrates anniversaries
On December 11, 2022, St. Michael’s Lutheran Church of St. Petersburg marked the 290th anniversary of its establishment and 30 years since its revival. The celebration gathered Lutherans, evangelical Christians, descendants of St. Michael’s historical parishioners, and workers of museum communities. The festival culminated in the … [Read more...]
Pastoral ordinations in Koltushi
On the 3rd Sunday in Advent December 11, 2022 Aleksei Heglund (Lutheran Congregation of Ruskeala, Karelia) and Yefim Romanenko (Sts. Peter and Paul Lutheran Congregation of Moscow) were ordained into the Office of Pastor at the Lutheran Congregation of Koltushi, Leningrad Oblast. We wish the brothers to bear good fruit as they serve unto the glory … [Read more...]
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