The 12th Sunday after Trinity, August 27, 2023, saw the long-awaited dedication of the church building for Grace of Christ Lutheran Church in Ulan-Ude, Buryatia! The worship service was led by Bishop Emeritus Arri Kugappi and the Congregation’s Senior Pastor Vladimir Nikiforov. During the dedication ceremony, they were joined by ELCIR … [Read more...]
15 church musicians graduate from ELCIR Cantor Course
From August 21-27, 2023, the ELCIR Theological Institute in Koltushi, Leningrad Oblast, held the 4th and final class & exam period of the Cantor Course. Fifteen students attended class and took exams, making it the biggest class of church musicians in the Institute’s history. The course’s main topics were the musical setting of the … [Read more...]
Irkutsk-based Pastor Mazurenko represents ELCIR to local gov’t, reaches out to youth, travels to serve remote congregations
On July 18, 2023, Senior Pastor Albert Mazurenko of the Lutheran Church in Irkutsk in SE Siberia represented the ELCIR at a working meeting of the Interconfessional Coordination Council of the Legislative Assembly of Irkutsk Oblast where council members met with Assembly deputies and chairperson Aleksandr Vedernikov. City Mayor Ruslan Bolotov was … [Read more...]
Children’s retreat in Verkhni Suetuk
From July 2-6, 2023, St. John the Baptist Lutheran Church in Verkhni Suetuk in southern Siberia held its annual children’s retreat. Original post in Russian … [Read more...]
Lutherans and Messianic congregation strike up friendship in Novosibirsk
In the midst of its many activities, Christ the Savior Lutheran Church in Novosibirsk has built a relationship with a Messianic Jewish congregation called “The Vine of David.” The Novosibirsk Lutherans have an invitation to come and preach there and the Messianic Jews have attended some of the Lutheran worship services. Catechist Filipp Rodionov … [Read more...]
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