Senior Pastor Igor Alisov of Holy Trinity Lutheran Church in Moscow talks about the Dialog of Religions, an interfaith mini football tournament (a type of indoor soccer, five-a-side) which was held at Spartak FC Academy Stadium in Sokolniki, Moscow, on May 1, 2023: “Cooperation among religious organizations in the form of sports is very … [Read more...]
Lutheran youth member takes third pace at interfaith sports event in Izhevsk
The 2nd Interconfessional Spartakiad* of the Udmurt Republic closed with a checkers tournament at the National Library of Udmurtia in Izhevsk on November 6, 2022. Marina Voronina from the Lutheran Church of Izhevsk took third place in the underage women’s category. Cordial thanks to our team for their endeavor and effort! The … [Read more...]
Izhevsk Lutheran team participates in track-and-field event
On June 18, 2022, the Chekeril Sports Resort near Izhevsk, Udmurtia, hosted a cross country race as part of the 2nd Interfaith Spartakiad* of the Udmurt Republic, Russian Federation. Many thanks to the team of the Lutheran Church of Izhevsk for their commitment, dedicated effort and endeavor! Many thanks to the fans for rooting and lending moral … [Read more...]
ELCIR team runner-up in interfaith sports contest
The 7th Interfaith Spartakiad* took place in St. Petersburg on May 15, 2022. The ELCIR team took two 2nd places, in men’s and women’s contests, for winning an obstacle course race. *a type of sports event in Russia Original post in Russian … [Read more...]
ELCIR team plays in Dialog of Religions soccer tournament
On May 5, 2022 was the second time the ELCIR soccer team has participated in an annual minifootball (a type of indoor soccer) tournament, which is part of the Dialog of Religions interdenominational sports tournament series. This is an initiative of the Russian Union of Evangelical Faith Christians (Pentecostals) with support from the Ethnic Policy … [Read more...]