On July 31, 2023, the board of trustees of Nekropol held their first meeting. Nekropol is an interdenominational nonprofit social-cause association registered by the ELCIR to help preserve historical Lutheran and other cemeteries and coordinate the initiatives of different Christian denominations to do the same. The Nekropol trustees … [Read more...]
ELCIR ecclesiastics meet with Archbishop Provorov
On July 21, 2023, Archbishop Vladimir Provorov of The Evangelical Lutheran Church of Russia met with representatives of The Evangelical Lutheran Church of Ingria in Russia: Pastor Olav Panchu, Pastor Konstantin Subbotin, and Pastor Dmitri Rozet. They discussed the most significant points of contact between the two church bodies and areas … [Read more...]
Mikael Agricola Choir and other Ingrian musicians perform at biker festival in Vyborg
What do bikers and church musicians have in common? A love of travel! On July 20, 2023, the Singers’ Field in Vyborg (an outdoor venue for song and music concerts) hosted a Concert of Religious Choirs as part of the 3rd motorcycling festival “The Baltic Rally.” Ten ensembles from St. Petersburg and Leningrad Oblast went on this musical pilgrimage. … [Read more...]
Christian churches in Russia celebrate family, love and faithfulness
On July 8, 2023, Day of Family, Love and Faithfulness in Russia, St. George’s Lutheran Church of Koltushi, Leningrad Oblast, held a second interdenominational festival. Organizers: The Evangelical Lutheran Church of Ingria, The Roman Catholic Diocese of the Mother of God, The North-West Association of the Russian Church of Evangelical Faith … [Read more...]
ELCIR clergy and lay members attend SPIEF’23
Pastor Yevgeni Raskatov of St. Anne’s Lutheran Church in St. Petersburg (Annenkirche) and Nikolai Raskatov, the congregation's finance manager, attended the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF) June 14-17, 2023. As part of the SPIEF’23 closing day’s program on June 17, St. Anne’s team participated in the Forum of Creative Business. … [Read more...]
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