On May 13, 2020, Rt. Rev. Ivan Laptev, Bishop of The Church of Ingria, and Rev. Deans Pavel Krylov (West Ingrian Deanery), Aleksei Kronholm (Karelian Deanery), Valeri Antipov (Moscow Deanery), Ivan Hutter (St. Petersburg Deanery), Konstantin Subbotin (Uralic Deanery) held an online conference in VK group Sluzhiteli Tserkvi Ingrii ("Ministers of The … [Read more...]
Churches during Pandemic, News Story on Karelian TV
News story on Karelian TV in Finnish about church life under lockdown in Karelia Based on a Russian translation by Darya Shkurlyatyeva Last Sunday, many Christians including Lutherans celebrated Palm Sunday. The faithful spent the holiday at home as all pubic associations including religious ones had to close their doors to prevent the spread of … [Read more...]
Ingrian and Finnish Church Leaders Meet in Helsinki
On March 12, 2020, ELCIR Bishop Ivan Laptev, ELCIR Chief Secretary Rev. Mikhail Ivanov, Bishop’s Vicar Rev. Olav Panchu, Rev. Dean Aleksei Kronholm of the ELCIR Karelian Deanery, and Rev. Aleksei Uimanen met with ecclesiastic leaders of The Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland and the Diocese of Helsinki. Kind acknowledgments to Chief Secretary … [Read more...]
Kalevala Pastor and Chairman Visit Churches in Finland
On March 3-4, 2020, Rev. Andrei Tuhkanen and Church Council Chairman Ivan Malikin from the ELCIR Congregation in Kalevala, Karelia, visited sister congregations in Vaala and Ii in Finland. During their visits, Finnish brothers and sisters in Christ learned the latest news about the life of the Kalevala congregation and The Church of Ingria. Many … [Read more...]
How will the New Synod be Formed?
The Synod of The Church of Ingria consists of 34 representatives (10 ordained ministers, 24 laypersons). The powers of the current members of the Synod expire on August 31, 2020, after which the new members of the Synod will be in power for 4 years. According to the information from the Bishop’s Office, the new membership of the Synod will be … [Read more...]
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