30 years ago on this day, the first pastors of The Church of Ingria were ordained in Gubanitsy! (that is, in addition to Arvo Survo who was already a pastor). The rite of ordination was performed by Archbishop Kuno Pajula of The Estonian Evangelical Lutheran Church as The Church of Ingria was a deanery of The Estonian Church in those days. The … [Read more...]
New Pastor Ordained, Called to Serve in Buryatia
On May 9, 2021, Aleksandr Dyshenov was ordained into the Office of Pastor. The rite of ordination was conducted by Bishop Ivan Laptev and Bishop Emeritus Arri Kugappi at the Lutheran Church of Koltushi, Leningrad Oblast. Pastor Aleksandr has received a call to serve Grace of Christ Lutheran Church in Ulan-Ude, Buryatia. He has a Bachelor of … [Read more...]
EXCERPTS FROM THE DECISIONS OF THE ELCIR SYNODAL COUNCIL OF JANUARY 29, 2021
- Appoint Pastor Ivan Hutter deputy chairman of the Synodal Council. - Pastor Mikhail Ivanov was elected chairman of the ELCIR Headquarters Collegium, Business Manager Aleksandr Smirnov was elected deputy chairman. - The composition of the Bishop’s Council shall include Deans by virtue of their position, ELCIR Chief Secretary, TICI … [Read more...]
Deacon Ordained at Church of Koltushi
The ELCIR clergy continues to grow as Aleksei Karabtsov from Novosibirsk was ordained as a deacon at the Lutheran Congregation of Koltushi, Leningrad Oblast, on Sexagesima, the 8th Sunday before Easter! Source & photos … [Read more...]
Youth Retreat Held in Yoshkar-Ola
From January 8-10, 2021, the Lutheran Church of Yoshkar-Ola, Mari El Republic, hosted a youth retreat, gathering young people from Birsk, Cheboksary, Izhevsk, Kazan, Nizhny Novgorod, Samara, Saransk, St. Petersburg, Ufa, Yekaterinburg, and Zelenodolsk. We’d like to thank the ELCIR Children & Youth Department, Vyacheslav Lebedev, and the … [Read more...]
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