On December 2, 2023, an exhibition entitled The Nativity opened at Annenkirche—St. Anne’s Lutheran Church of St. Petersburg. During a music concert, the following ministers of different Christian denominations recounted the Nativity story together:Bishop Ivan Laptev, The Evangelical Lutheran Church of Ingria in Russia;Archbishop Vladimir Provorov, … [Read more...]
Sergei Bondarenko ordained as deacon
Praise God for Sergei Bondarenko, head of the ELCIR Pilgrimage Center, a 3rd-year student in the extramural bachelor’s degree program at the ELCIR Theological Institute, who was ordained into the Office of Deacon at the Lutheran Church of Koltushi, Leningrad Oblast, on Judgment Sunday November 26, 2023! We pray many will stand at the right hand of … [Read more...]
Bishop Laptev meets with ROC Bishop Varnava
On November 24, 2023, Bishop Ivan Laptev of The Evangelical Lutheran Church of Ingria in Russia met with Bishop Varnava of Vyborg and Priozersk, The Russian Orthodox Church. The two ecclesiastics discussed ways in which the two churches can work together in the ministry to young people and social causes. Bishop Ivan invited Bishop Varnava to learn … [Read more...]
Bishop Laptev and St. Anne’s members visit Kaliningrad Oblast, meet with Bishop Holzwert and volunteer movement
On November 23, 2023, ELCIR Bishop Ivan Laptev and a team from St. Anne’s Lutheran Church of St. Petersburg (Annenkirche) visited Kaliningrad Oblast. In the historical Groß Legitten Lutheran Church, the guests met with Bishop Sergei Holzwert of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of European Russia. Many thanks to Bishop Sergei for his warm welcome and … [Read more...]
ELCIR team participates in Russian National Prayer Breakfast in Moscow
On November 15, 2023, the Moscow International Business Center, a.k.a. Moscow-City, hosted this year’s Russian National Prayer Breakfast organized with the support of the Presidential Administration of Russia. The ELCIR is one of the founders and organizers of this large-scale event which gathered Christians of different denominations, … [Read more...]
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