On April 24, 2024, Archbishop Vladimir Provorov of The Evangelical Lutheran Church of Russia and Bishop Ivan Laptev of The Evangelical Lutheran Church of Ingria in Russia met at the ELCIR headquarters in St. Petersburg. The ecclesiastics signed a Joint Declaration on Family and Marriage. The Declaration is a joint vision of our Churches on … [Read more...]
Bishop Laptev attends consecration of new bishops in Estonia
April 23, 2024 saw the consecration of three bishops for The Estonian Evangelical Lutheran Church. The ceremony took place in Tallinn, the country’s capital. The ELCIR was represented by Bishop Ivan Laptev and Liliann Keskinen. Congratulations for the bishops Ove Sander, Anti Toplaan, and Marko Tiitus! Bishop Ove Sander is rector of the … [Read more...]
Recent confirmations
We give thanks to God for Alyona and Snezhanna (photo at left) coming into full fellowship with the Church through the rite of confirmation at St. Mary’s Lutheran Church on April 7, 2024! April 7 was a blessed Sunday also for the Lutheran Church of Koltushi, Leningrad Oblast, where Artur confessed his faith and was confirmed during a youth worship … [Read more...]
Easter message of ELCIR Bishop Ivan Laptev
Christ is risen! “O death, where is your sting? O hell, where is your victory?The sting of death is sin, and the power of sin is the law.” 1 Cor. 15:55-56 Thanks be to God, who has given us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ! Victory! We all seek to win, to achieve goals we have set for ourselves, and to overcome difficulties. However, there … [Read more...]
ELCIR and Orthodox ecclesiastics & educators meet in Koltushi
On March 13, 2024, in Koltushi, Leningrad Oblast, ELCIR ecclesiastics met with Bishop Silvanus of Peterhof, rector of St. Petersburg Theological Academy of The Russian Orthodox Church. The other guests were two faculty members of Moscow Theological Academy of The Russian Orthodox Church—Aleksei Svetozarski, head of the church history … [Read more...]
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