On April 29, 2023, the ELCIR Theological Institute hosted a meeting of ELCIR social-diaconal ministers. Sharings came from Bishop Ivan Laptev, representatives of such ministries as Trilistnik, Kolibri, Novaya Zemlya, Anna Pomogayet, the Crisis Center, and from Senior Pastor Igor Shcherbakha of the Lutheran Church in Luga. Pastor Ivan Hutter and … [Read more...]
Rev. Pavlov installed as senior pastor at Tyrö Lutheran Church
Praise God for Rev. Roman Pavlov who was installed as Senior Pastor of Tyrö Lutheran Church in Lomonosov, St. Petersburg, on Sunday, April 23, 2023! The divine service started with a cross procession and an installation ceremony officiated by ELCIR Bishop Ivan Laptev. A church choir from Skvoritsy and Roman’s family were there to celebrate together … [Read more...]
Confirmation and catechist’s installation in Pushkin
On March 26, 2023, as the Lutheran church in Pushkin, St. Petersburg, celebrated the Annunciation, Anton Bayev was installed as a catechist and Ksenia joined the church through the Rite of Confirmation! Anton had previously served the church as a lector for two years. Congratulations to Anton on being entrusted with a new ministry and to … [Read more...]
Bishop Laptev sets off on visitation of Siberia, installs deacon for service in Krasnoyarsk
On the first Sunday in Lent, ELCIR Bishop Ivan Laptev started a visitation of the congregations in the Siberian Deanery. Route: St. Petersburg, Krasnoyarsk, Novosibirsk, Omsk, Ufa, Yoshkar-Ola, Kazan, St. Petersburg. At Holy Trinity Lutheran in Krasnoyarsk, Bishop Laptev installed Deacon Aleksei Karabtsov in the service of this church. The … [Read more...]
Rev. Subbotin installed as new senior pastor of St. John’s Lutheran, St. Petersburg
On February 19, 2023, at St. John’s Estonian Lutheran Church of the ELCIR in St. Petersburg (Jaani kirik), ELCIR Bishop Ivan Laptev installed Pastor Konstantin Subbotin as senior pastor of this congregation. Pastor Artis Eglītis, Deacon Hannu Keskinen and Catechist Andrei Ignatov assisted in the installation service. Original post in … [Read more...]
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