Praise the merciful God for the recent confirmations and baptisms that took place in the Evangelical Lutheran congregations of the ELCIR! See attached photos. … [Read more...]
Child baptized in Voronezh
On February 25, 2024, Pastor Aleksei Schastlivy from Borisoglebsk administered the Sacrament of Holy Baptism to the child Emilian at the Lutheran Church of Voronezh. The family of the child’s father, Pierre Sanguero, belonged to a Protestant church in the Central African Republic. Pierre would like his children to follow Christ in a Protestant … [Read more...]
Rev. Raskatov lectures on Christmas in Kursk region, installs catechist
On January 13 and 14, 2024, Senior Pastor Yevgeni Raskatov of St. Anne’s Lutheran Church in St. Petersburg (Annenkirche) gave lectures on the topic “How Christmas was Stolen from Us” in Zheleznogorsk and Kursk. He talked about the origins of Christmas and the importance of keeping its true meaning. Also, we wish God’s richest blessings on … [Read more...]
Southern Deanery ministers meet in Borisoglebsk
From January 9-10, 2024, the Lutheran Church of Borisoglebsk, Voronezh Oblast, hosted a meeting of the ELCIR Southern Deanery. Dean Antipov updated the participants on the state of affairs in the deanery and the other ministers shared in more detail about the life of their churches. Bishop Laptev taught a seminar on discipleship. Pastor Camp gave a … [Read more...]
35th ELCIR Synod convenes in St. Petersburg
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...]
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