The Letter of Ivan Laptev, Bishop of The Evangelical Lutheran Church of Ingria, to Juhana Pohjola, the new Bishop of The Evangelical Lutheran Mission Diocese of Finland: St. Petersburg, July 28, 2021 To Bishop Elect Juhana Pohjola, ThD Dear Brother in Christ, It’s a great joy for me to greet you on my personal behalf and on behalf … [Read more...]
Juhana Pohjola Consecrated Bishop of ELMDF
The summer festival of the Evangelical Lutheran Mission Diocese of Finland at Loimaa Evangelical College culminated in the consecration of a new bishop of this conservative Finnish Lutheran church body. On August 1, 2021, Bishop Risto Soramies assisted by bishops from other countries consecrated Rev. Dr. Juhana Pohjola, 49, a doctor of … [Read more...]
New Deacon is Ordained at Church of Koltushi
On June 20, 2021, at the Lutheran Church of Koltushi, Leningrad Oblast, Bishop Laptev ordained Aleksandr Protasov into the Office of Deacon to serve St. Mary's Lutheran Church of Irkutsk in SE Siberia. "Deacons likewise must be dignified, not double-tongued, not addicted to much wine, not greedy for dishonest gain. They must hold the mystery of … [Read more...]
Dean Subbotin Visits Congregations, Installs Catechist
From May 18-21, 2021, ELCIR Uralic Region Dean Rev. Konstantin Subbotin made a visitation of his deanery's churches together with ELCIR Children & Youth Department Head Nikolai Minenkov and ELCIR Uralic Youth Work Coordinator Yekaterina Wilhelm. On May 20, Ivan Ryasik from Kirov received a blessing for the service of catechist. Post in … [Read more...]
First Pastors in ELCIR Ordained 30 Years Ago!
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...]
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