On the Feast of the Holy Trinity, June 7, 2020, church congregations in St. Petersburg and its region, in Nizhny Novgorod, Novorossiysk, and Kazan will celebrate festive worship services! The attached photo shows a decree of the St. Petersburg Governor permitting attendance of religious facilities in town provided that they meet the safety … [Read more...]
Simferopol Pastor Launches New Online Project
On May 25, 2020, Rev. Aleksei Shepelyov (left in photo) serving in Simferopol, Crimea, kicked off a new online project called Luteranstvo, kak-to tak (roughly translated as "All Things Lutheran.") On the YouTube channel of his WordRus Ministry, he’s been hosting informal video chats with his guests about the life of Lutheran churches, how his … [Read more...]
Fellow-Christians in Rzhev Reconnect after Lockdown as Church Celebrates Mother’s Day
By Natalia Antipova, St. Luke’s Lutheran Church, Rzhev The photo gallery on the link below shows the people of St. Luke’s Congregation in Rzhev, Tver Oblast (even though only a few, for health safety) celebrating International Mothers’ Day, May 15. The attendance of the family worship service included children. The church’s young people helped with … [Read more...]
Mercy Ministry in Novorossiysk Church
During the pandemic, the ELCIR congregation in Novorossiysk, Krasnodar Krai, gives assistance on a COVID-19 hotline on the regional and federal levels, provides medicines to the needy, delivers groceries and items of necessity to church members, and gives aid to inmates at Correctional Colony 11 of the Krasnodar Krai Directorate of FSIN (dept. of … [Read more...]
Bishop Laptev, Deans Give Update on Situation in Regions
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...]
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