On October 19, 2025, Alexei Kargaltsev was ordained as a pastor at St. Mary's Cathedral in St. Petersburg. The ordination service was attended by parishioners, relatives, friends, and pastor Alexei's students from the Theological Institute and a secular university. Pastor Alexei has long been serving in the Church, holding the positions of … [Read more...]
New deacon ordained for Annenkirche (St. Petersburg)
On July 6, 2025, bishop Ivan Laptev ordained Mikhail Shestakov for ministry at Annenkirche (St. Petersburg). Currently Mikhail and his wife Varvara are studying in the 3rd year at the Theological Institute. Also this year he completed his bachelor’s degree at the Institute of Philosophy of the Herzen State Pedagogical University of Russia and … [Read more...]
Two deacons ordained for the Uralic Deanery
On June 1, 2025, bishop Ivan Laptev ordained two deacons at Velmema Church in Saransk, Mordovia. Sergei Popov-Pogasy is a minister in Cheboksary, Chuvashia, while Ivan Potyanov is a minister in Saransk. Both young men are currently studying at the Theological Institute. Ivan’s wife, Ekaterina Wilhelm, is the youth and children’s ministry … [Read more...]
The first Lutheran bishop for Turkey was consecrated in Adana
On April 6, 2025, the first Lutheran bishop for Turkey, head of the Istanbul Lutheran Church, was consecrated in Adana, Turkey, near Tarsus of Cilicia, the native town of the Apostle Paul. Bishops and pastors from Russia, Finland, Latvia, the USA, Sweden, Denmark, Romania, Bulgaria, and Turkey gathered in Adana to share the privilege of being … [Read more...]
Catechist installed in Murmansk
On March 31, 2024, Vasili Anikitiy was installed into the ministry of catechist at the Lutheran Church of Murmansk. Vasili has been a member of the Murmansk congregation and its church council for many years. In the recent years, he has also been an altar server. We wish the new catechist God's guidance as he serves to glorify God's name among the … [Read more...]
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