On October 13, 2023, the 35th Synod (Convention) of The Evangelical Lutheran Church of Ingria in Russia convened in St. Petersburg. Greetings came from Archbishop Tapio Luoma of The Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland; Bishop Tiit Salumäe of The Estonian Evangelical Lutheran Church; Archbishop Vladimir Provorov of The Evangelical … [Read more...]
Confirmations and baptism on Sep. 3 ’23
Praise God for the growth of His Church! The 13th Sunday after Trinity September 3, 2023 saw more confirmations and a baptism in The Church of Ingria! Eduard and Yaroslava were confirmed at St. John’s Estonian Lutheran Church of the ELCIR in St. Petersburg Artur and Maria were confirmed at the Lutheran Church of Verkhni Suetuk in southern … [Read more...]
Church dedication in Ulan-Ude
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...]
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