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...]
Holy Cross Lutheran Church hosts Uralic deanery family retreat
From August 18-20, 2023, Holy Cross Lutheran Church in Yoshkar-Ola, Mari El, hosted the annual family retreat of the ELCIR Uralic Deanery. The topics centered around issues in the husband-and-wife relationship, discussing their spiritual and mundane causes and suggesting practical solutions. For example, the proper way to apologize, why a … [Read more...]
Velmema Lutheran Church receives guests, offers guided tours as Saransk hosts Finno-Ugric ethnic forum
On August 17, 2023, Saransk, the capital city of Mordovia, hosted the 2nd All-Russian Forum of Finno-Ugric Ethnic Groups. The event gathered delegations from 35 regions of the Russian Federation and the Republic of Kazakhstan. Vladimir Putin, President of Russia, sent his greetings to the forum. The total number of people who belong to the … [Read more...]
ELCIR Uralic Deanery holds missionary retreat
From July 7-9, 2023, the Lutheran Church of Birsk, Bashkortostan, hosted a missionary retreat of the ELCIR Uralic Deanery. The gathering brought together lay members and ministers from Velmema Lutheran Church of Saransk, Mordovia; Holy Cross Lutheran Church of Yoshkar-Ola, Mari El; St. Andrew the Apostle Lutheran Church of Kazan, … [Read more...]
Baptism in Kazan
Praise God for the baptism of brother in Christ Fannur at St. Andrew’s Lutheran Church in Kazan, Tatarstan, on Trinity Sunday June 4, 2023! The church’s Sunday school performed a short concert before going on summer break. Original post in Russian … [Read more...]
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