Below are some of the decisions of the 32nd Synod of the ELCIR The Synod approved the following composition of the Synodal Council for 2021-2022: Core members: Deacon Timur Pamyatnykh, Novosibirsk, Siberian Deanery Natalia Antipova, Rzhev, Moscow Deanery Pastor Ivan Hutter, Yukki, St. Petersburg Deanery Vadim Bakurin, Koltushi, St. … [Read more...]
Church of Ingria Events Calendar for September 2020
September 5 – Open Doors Day at the Congregation in Cheboksary, Chuvashia. Presenting the plan of the city’s first Lutheran church building. Start at 15:00. September 18-20 – Retreat seminar for clergy “Don’t Let Yourself Dry Out!” (prevention of a burnout and principles of spiritual growth) in Vidlitsa, Karelia. In person or … [Read more...]
ELCIR Registers New Religious Group
On May 22, 2020, the Synodal Council of The Church of Ingria passed a decision to register a religious group in Kaliningrad as part of The Church of Ingria. The group is called Ascension Congregation because its members held a general meeting competent to make decisions on affiliation on a date close to May 21 when our Lord’s Ascension was … [Read more...]
Bishop Laptev, Deans Give Update on Situation in Regions
On May 13, 2020, Rt. Rev. Ivan Laptev, Bishop of The Church of Ingria, and Rev. Deans Pavel Krylov (West Ingrian Deanery), Aleksei Kronholm (Karelian Deanery), Valeri Antipov (Moscow Deanery), Ivan Hutter (St. Petersburg Deanery), Konstantin Subbotin (Uralic Deanery) held an online conference in VK group Sluzhiteli Tserkvi Ingrii ("Ministers of The … [Read more...]
How will the New Synod be Formed?
The Synod of The Church of Ingria consists of 34 representatives (10 ordained ministers, 24 laypersons). The powers of the current members of the Synod expire on August 31, 2020, after which the new members of the Synod will be in power for 4 years. According to the information from the Bishop’s Office, the new membership of the Synod will be … [Read more...]
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