July 18-19 – The Law and the Truth. Retreat of the St. Petersburg Deanery in Koltushi. July 21-23 – Missionary meeting in Yoshkar-Ola, Mari El Republic. July 24-26 – Family retreat in Rzhev July 30 – August 9 – Confirmation training of young people in Koltushi. August 14-16 – Fathers & Children Camping. August 19-21 – Youth meetup. August … [Read more...]
Deacon Celebrates Worship Service in Lutheran Cemetery
On July 12, 2020, Deacon Mikhail Nikulin celebrated a worship service in the Lutheran cemetery in Lavry, a village in the Pskov Oblast. Photo credits: https://vk.com/luteranepskova Source: VK … [Read more...]
TV Documentary About Lutheran Church Wins 1st Prize in Karelia
This year, as we celebrate the 100th anniversary of the Republic of Karelia and the 75th anniversary of the Victory in the Great Patriotic War, the Ministry for Ethnic and Regional Policy of Karelia held a journalism contest. In the nomination for The Best Electronic Media Work in Karelian, Vepsian or Finnish Celebrating the 100th Anniversary of … [Read more...]
Bishop Ivan Laptev Participates in Kylväjä Summer Mission Festival
Translated from a text by Anitta Lepomaa By tradition, the festival of the Kylväjä Mission Society in Finland takes place one week before St. John the Baptist Day. This year, because of the coronavirus pandemic, the festival was held online. On Friday, June 12, 2020, there was a webinar on outreach to refugees in Southern Europe. In 2015, the wave … [Read more...]
Bishop Laptev and Archbishop Brauer Meet in Moscow
On June 15, 2020, in Sts. Peter and Paul Cathedral of the ELCER in Moscow, the Bishop of The Evangelical Lutheran Church of Ingria (ELCIR), Ivan Laptev, and the Head of the ELCIR Mission Dept., Deacon Yevgeni Raskatov, met with the Archbishop of The Evangelical Lutheran Church of Russia (ELCR), Dietrich Brauer, and the Head of the Administration of … [Read more...]