The 34th Synod (annual convention) of The Evangelical Lutheran Church of Ingria in Russia took place on October 14, 2022. This was the first time the synod had convened both in person at St. Mary’s Lutheran Cathedral of St. Petersburg and online in a Zoom meeting with a voting ability. Many thanks to the press service of St. Mary’s Cathedral for … [Read more...]
Bishop Laptev attends opening event as St. Petersburg Catholic seminary starts 30th academic year
On October 13, 2022, at the invitation of Roman Catholic Archbishop Paolo Pezzi, ELCIR Bishop Ivan Laptev attended the opening ceremony of the 30th academic year of Mary the Queen of the Apostles Higher Theological Seminary of The Roman Catholic Church in St. Petersburg. Msgr. Sergei Timashov, seminary rector, opened the ceremony. A … [Read more...]
Kondopoga Lutheran Church hosts Initial Theological Course
From October 7-9, 2022, the Lutheran Church of Kondopoga, Karelia, hosted the Hermeneutics and Homiletics module of the ELCIR Initial Theological Course. The participants came from Kondopoga and Petrozavodsk and attended the following classes: Bishop Ivan Laptev: Sola Scriptura. Luther’s Exegetical Principles. The Structure of a Sermon. … [Read more...]
Bishop Laptev ordains deacon, installs catechist in Petrozavodsk
On October 9, 2022, ELCIR Bishop Ivan Laptev ordained Anatoli Gudkov into the Office of Deacon and installed Danil Andreyev in the Ministry of Catechist at the Lutheran Church of Petrozavodsk, Karelia. Deacon Anatoli is responsible for celebrating worship services in Derevyanka and is teaching confirmation class in … [Read more...]
Church leaders, scholars, civil servants celebrate Luther Bible, discuss contemporary Bible scholarship
On September 22, 2022, the seminary of The Evangelical Lutheran Church of Russia hosted a roundtable discussion entitled “Everything was Full of the Bible” in connection with the 500th anniversary of the publication of Luther’s “September Testament.” Pastor Anton Tikhomirov, rector of the Theological Seminary of The Evangelical Lutheran … [Read more...]
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