On March 16 and 17, 2024, Velmema Lutheran Church in Saransk, Mordovia, hosted seminars on premarital and family relationships. The presenters were Pastor Valeri and Natalia Antipov, ELCIR family work coordinators. The youth cluster discussed what love and marriage are, the goals and tasks of marriage according to the Bible and men’s and … [Read more...]
Researchers from ELCIR seminary speak about traditional values
On February 22, 2024, St. Petersburg State University hosted “Traditional Values and Images of the Future,” a conference of researchers and educators as part of the Int'l Interreligious Youth Forum. The following presentations came from the ELCIR Theological Institute: “Traditional Family Affections in Early Christian Hagiography … [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...]
ELCIR team participates in Russian National Prayer Breakfast in Moscow
On November 15, 2023, the Moscow International Business Center, a.k.a. Moscow-City, hosted this year’s Russian National Prayer Breakfast organized with the support of the Presidential Administration of Russia. The ELCIR is one of the founders and organizers of this large-scale event which gathered Christians of different denominations, … [Read more...]
ELCIR ministers uphold traditional values at interdenominational forum on family
On November 14, 2023, Nevskaya Ratusha Business Center in St. Petersburg hosted an interdenominational forum entitled “The Traditional Family in the Context of Digital Transformation.” In his greeting speech at the plenary meeting, ELCIR Bishop Ivan Laptev talked about the abilities of religious organizations to help preserve families. At … [Read more...]
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