The 15th St. Petersburg & Leningrad Oblast Prayer Breakfast: Family, Traditional Family Values was held on May 14, 2024. ELCIR Lutherans participated in the event. Bishop Ivan Laptev said a short homily, read Mt. 19:5-6 out loud and lifted a prayer. Married for 44 years, Bishop Emeritus Arri Kugappi and his wife Alina received … [Read more...]
St. Mary’s Church hosts evangelism seminar
From April 25-27, 2024, St. Mary’s Lutheran Cathedral in St. Petersburg hosted an evangelism course organized by the ELCIR Mission Department. The course was taught by Missionary Pastor Timo Keskitalo and his wife Helena from Finland. Also, Pavel Stolyarov from the Apologetic Research Center presented a lecture on the veracity and … [Read more...]
ELCIR and PLI hold seminar for ministers and their spouses
From April 24-27, 2024, the ELCIR Theological Institute hosted a seminar for church ministers and their wives in collaboration with Pastoral Leadership Institute (PLI). PLI provides immersive leadership development for pastors, ministry leaders, and their spouses to lead out the mission of God with grace, joy, influence, and impact, specific to … [Read more...]
ELCR and ELCIR sign joint declaration on family and marriage
On April 24, 2024, Archbishop Vladimir Provorov of The Evangelical Lutheran Church of Russia and Bishop Ivan Laptev of The Evangelical Lutheran Church of Ingria in Russia met at the ELCIR headquarters in St. Petersburg. The ecclesiastics signed a Joint Declaration on Family and Marriage. The Declaration is a joint vision of our Churches on … [Read more...]
ELCIR youth take part in interfaith servant event for St. Petersburg
On April 21, 2024, young people from traditional religious confessions, including young activists from the ELCIR, came together for a servant event to clean and touch up historical monuments in St. Petersburg. It is the second time the Serving Our City interfaith volunteer drive has taken place to preserve the memory of Leningraders’ heroism during … [Read more...]
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