Congratulatory speech of Bishop Seppo Häkkinen of the Diocese of Mikkeli, The Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland, February 9, 2020: Dear Bishop Ivan, dear Brother in Christ, You received a great gift of God when you were ordained as the Bishop of The Church of Ingria today. At the same time, God gave you an important task to serve the Church of … [Read more...]
Congratulatory speech of Bishop Vsevolod Lytkin, SELC
Congratulatory speech of Bishop Vsevolod Lytkin of The Siberian Evangelical Lutheran Church, February 9, 2020: “It’s so hard to find a suitable gift for a bishop (I know it by myself: what can a bishop need?), but I thought since this cathedral is named after St. Mary the Mother of God, it would be appropriate to give the bishop this little Asian … [Read more...]
Congratulatory Speech of Archbishop Jānis Vanags, ELCL
Congratulatory speech of Archbishop Jānis Vanags of The Evangelical Lutheran Church of Latvia, February 9, 2020: Dear Brothers and Sisters, dear Arri Matveyevich, and of course dear beloved man of God Ivan Sergeyevich, Our Churches, the Church of Ingria and the Church of Latvia, have been in a very good, cordial, brotherly and sisterly relationship … [Read more...]
Russian and Foreign Ecclesiastics, Laypeople, and Gov’t Officials Congratulate Bishop Laptev
The celebration of the new bishop of The Church of Ingria on February 9, 2020, which followed the service of ordination, included many congratulations, greetings, and good wishes extended by representatives of Russian and foreign Christian denominations, partner churches, mission organizations, and Russian and foreign government officials, many of … [Read more...]
Ivan Laptev Ordained as the Bishop of The Church of Ingria
On Septuagesima Sunday, February 9, 2020, the 9th Sunday before Easter, Ivan Laptev was ordained as the new Bishop of The Evangelical Lutheran Church of Ingria in Russia. The ordination ceremony and the celebration were held at St. Mary’s Evangelical Lutheran Cathedral in St. Petersburg. The episcopal ordination was performed by the Right Reverend … [Read more...]
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