On March 1, 2024, ELCIR Bishop Ivan Laptev installed Rev. Aleksandr Dyshenov as the new senior pastor of Grace of Christ Lutheran Church in Ulan-Ude, Buryatia. Bishop Laptev said a homily based on 1 Tim. 6:10-12. During the blessing ceremony, he was assisted by the church’s former senior pastor Rev. Nikiforov and Deacon Urmayev. Church … [Read more...]
Newly-ordained deacon set to serve in Kirov
On February 17, 2024, Bishop Laptev ordained catechist Ivan Ryasik, a 3rd-year extramural bachelor’s program student at the ELCIR Theological Institute, into the Office of Deacon to serve Holy Spirit Lutheran Church in Kirov, 896 km (557 mi) northeast of Moscow. Cordial congratulations to Deacon Ivan! Original post in Russian … [Read more...]
ELCIR and ELCR meet for theological colloquy
On February 14, 2024, The Evangelical Lutheran Church of Ingria in Russia and The Evangelical Lutheran Church of Russia met for another theological colloquy. Decisions: 1. Adopt the text of the Declaration on Marriage and get approval from the ELCR General Consistory to sign it. 2. Prepare a Declaration on the Historical … [Read more...]
Week of Prayer for Christian Unity
The Week of Prayer for Christian Unity was celebrated internationally from January 18-25, 2024. The prayer week is annually coordinated by the World Council of Churches, with participation by its member Churches. Russia has participated in the week’s prayers since the 1990’s. On January 20, St. Nicholas’ Lutheran Church of Gatchina, … [Read more...]
Bishop Laptev attends 32nd Int’l Christmastide Education Lecture
On January 24, 2024, ELCIR Bishop Ivan Laptev attended the plenary meeting of the 32nd International Christmastide Education Lecture—“Orthodoxy and the Nation’s Culture: Losses and Gains of the Past, a Vision of the Future.” Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Rus’ presided over the meeting which took place at the State Kremlin Palace in … [Read more...]
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