To the Right Reverend Bishop Ivan Laptev of The Evangelical Lutheran Church of Ingria in Russia Right Reverend Bishop, Christus resurrexit! May these joyful words, which are said by millions of Christians around the world today, announce to everyone the Good News that sin and death are vanquished, and testify about the reconciliation of creation to … [Read more...]
Easter greetings of St. Petersburg Governor Beglov
Dear Ivan Sergeyevich, My warm greetings to you and all believers on the Feast of the Resurrection of Christ, one of the most revered festivals in the Christian world! Holy Easter fills hearts with joy and hope, strengthens relationships based on good-neighborliness, mutual assistance and concord, and bonds people of different views, ethnicities, … [Read more...]
Easter Address of Bishop Ivan Laptev
The Easter Addressof Bishop Ivan Laptev of The Evangelical Lutheran Church of Ingria Christ is risen! “Risen” is an amazing word! On the one hand, it is so familiar and close to our heart, especially now in this time of spring as we see tree buds swelling, new grass sprouting up through the ground, birds singing and everything coming alive once … [Read more...]
Annenkirche hosts mission course
On April 9, 2022, St. Anne’s Lutheran Congregation in St. Petersburg (a.k.a. Annenkirche) hosted the classes of the Mission Course. Bishop Ivan Laptev, Pastor Yevgeni Raskatov, and Pastor Leif Camp shared their knowledge and experience in mission work and Gospel outreach. The teachers and the class students discussed opportunities for mission in … [Read more...]
ELCIR and EELC ecclesiastics meet in Narva
On April 8, 2022, Bishop Ivan Laptev of The Evangelical Lutheran Church of Ingria and Pastor Yevgeni Raskatov, head of the ELCIR Mission Department, met with Bishop Tiit Salumäe of the Western and Northern Region of The Estonian Evangelical Lutheran Church. Visiting with each other at Alexander's Lutheran Cathedral in Narva, Estonia, the … [Read more...]
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