On June 6, 2023, a group of Norwegian Christians led by evangelist Steinar Harila, the founder of the charitable foundation Harilastiftelsen Håp (formerly, Hjelp til Russland) visited Sts. Peter and Paul Lutheran Church in Vyborg, Leningrad Oblast. Harilastiftelsen Håp provides assistance to disadvantaged people in the Vyborg/St. … [Read more...]
Saransk youth ministers visit cantor’s family in Penza
Irina Piglitsina, cantor of Velmema Lutheran Church in Saransk, Mordovia, lives in Penza. She travels to the church around 140 km by car. Servants of the Saransk congregation Ivan Potyanov and Yekaterina Wilhelm visited Irina in Penza. The Piglitsins warmly welcomed their guests: they sang hymns together and read a sermon out of Luther’s House … [Read more...]
Refugee aid efforts continue in Cheboksary
Dobraya Pochva (“Good Ground”), a charity cluster run by St. Luke’s Lutheran Church of Cheboksary, Chuvashia, continues work. Dozens of refugees receive humanitarian aid daily. The food packages sent by St. Anne’s Lutheran Church of St. Petersburg have run out, but thanks to caring fellow-citizens and volunteers the project continues to give … [Read more...]
Family retreat in Yoshkar-Ola
From August 19-21, 2022, Holy Cross Lutheran Church in Yoshkar-Ola, Mari El, held a family retreat of the ELCIR Uralic Deanery. The hospitable Holy Cross congregation gathered participants from Birsk, Cheboksary, Gurez-Pudga, Izhevsk, Kazan, Penza, and Saransk. Pastor Valeri and Natalia Antipov from the Lutheran church in Rzhev held … [Read more...]
Annual family retreat in Rzhev
From July 29-31, 2022, the Lutheran Church of Rzhev, Tver Oblast, held its annual family retreat. The topic for the three days was “Discipleship.” Some of the questions that were raised and answered were, Do we understand correctly what we are taught? Do we really convey to others what we’ve been taught? Who are our teachers and who are … [Read more...]
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