Today, on Feb. 14 we wish a Happy Birthday to Bishop Emeritus Arri Kugappi! We thank him for caring for The Evangelical Lutheran Church of Ingria in Russia for many years as its bishop! We wish him good health, strength, and God's richest blessings! … [Read more...]
Historical Photos and Documents of Bishop Arri Kugappi
Bishop Arri Kugappi: “Before my episcopal ordination, I felt like before a jump with a parachute.” Click here to see some historical photos and documents Bishop Arri Kugappi has shared with the ELCIR Information Department. Photo credits: Rt. Rev. Arri Kugappi. … [Read more...]
Congratulatory speeches of Bishop Kenzhebek Botobayev, ELC of Kyrgyzstan, and Rev. Aleksandr Burtsev, Kazakhstan
Congratulatory speech of Bishop Kenzhebek Botobayev of The Evangelical Lutheran Church of Kyrgyzstan, February 9, 2020: “Greetings in the name of Jesus Christ! I am thankful to God for giving me an opportunity to visit you in the Church of Christ. Thank you very much for inviting me. I am very happy to be attending this celebration today, the … [Read more...]
Congratulatory speech of Bishop Seppo Häkkinen, ELCF
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...]
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