By Darya Shkurlyatyeva, ELCIR Press Service The Advisory Board of The Evangelical Lutheran Church of Ingria and The Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland met online on April 16, 2021. The key item on the order of business was the prolongation of the cooperation agreement between the two church bodies. Both parties expressed their desire to … [Read more...]
Bishop Laptev, Bishop Emeritus Kugappi Attend Prayer Breakfast
On April 15, 2021, Bishop Ivan Laptev and Bishop Emeritus Arri Kugappi participated in the 12th Prayer Breakfast of St. Petersburg and Leningrad Oblast entitled “Time to Do Good. Charity in Christian Churches during the Pandemic.” The meeting's biblical motto was “He has told you, O man, what is good and what the Lord requires of you: to do … [Read more...]
Easter Greetings of Bishop Emeritus Kugappi
The Easter Greetings of Bishop Emeritus Arri Kugappi in Finnish. See English translation below. Broadcast in Viestit-Karjala news program on Rossiya 1 Karelia, a regional channel of VGTRK, a state-owned broadcaster which operates many television and radio channels in 53 of Russia's languages. Dear Friends, Brothers and Sisters in Jesus … [Read more...]
Church of Koltushi Receives Guests, Discusses Social Ministry
On April 7, 2021, the Lutheran Congregation of Koltushi received guests—Yelena Shcherbakova, chairperson, Red Cross Society in Vsevolozhsky District, Leningrad Oblast; Anna Sergeyeva, specialist, Youth Policy, Tourism, and Interethnic Relations Dept., Administration of Vsevolozhsky District, Leningrad Oblast; and Katerina Shcherbataya, head of M13 … [Read more...]
Clergymen Meet in Petrozavodsk
On April 8, 2021, the Lutheran Congregation of Petrozavodsk hosted a clergy meeting of the ELCIR Karelian and Northern Deaneries with the participation of ELCIR Bishop Ivan Laptev. The meeting gathered senior pastors of the congregations in Petrozavodsk, Kondopoga, Pitkyaranta, Läskelä, Rabocheostrovsk, Segezha, Sodder, Sortavala as well as workers … [Read more...]
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