From July 1-5, 2024, children's retreat “Moses the Man of God” was held in Koltushi, Leningrad Oblast. 120 children came from Leningrad Oblast, Moscow, Karelia, Mordovia, and Tver. 30 children’s ministers helped engage the kids in prayer, singing, arts & crafts sessions, discussions, activity games and skits about God guiding Moses to … [Read more...]
Pastor Valeri and Natalia Antipov facilitate seminars on family and marriage
On March 16 and 17, 2024, Velmema Lutheran Church in Saransk, Mordovia, hosted seminars on premarital and family relationships. The presenters were Pastor Valeri and Natalia Antipov, ELCIR family work coordinators. The youth cluster discussed what love and marriage are, the goals and tasks of marriage according to the Bible and men’s and … [Read more...]
More baptisms and confirmations in ELCIR
February 4, 2024: Sofia, Dmitri, Olga, and Dmitri were baptized and 20 people were confirmed at St. Anne’s Lutheran Church of St. Petersburg (Annenkirche). Photos by Maria Vasilyeva. Svetlana was confirmed at the Lutheran Church of Kazan, Tatarstan. Svetlana lives in Kaliningrad, however she wished to join the Church in Kazan. February … [Read more...]
Tatiana Ryumina participates in 17th Yevseyev Lecture Conference
On February 1, 2024, Timofey Yevseyev Ethnic Museum of the Mari El Republic in Yoshkar-Ola, Mari El, held the 17th Yevseyev Lecture, a scholarship & practice conference. Topic: “The Museum and Technologies: Changes, Challenges, Trends.” Tatiana, a member of St. Michael’s Lutheran Church of St. Petersburg, is director of St. Michael’s … [Read more...]
Recent confirmations and a baptism
Praise God for these new members of our congregations: Tatiana and Grigori who were confirmed at St. Michael’s Lutheran Church of St. Petersburg on January 25, 2024! The Sunday of January 28 saw several confirmations at different ELCIR churches: Confirmation of Andrei at Velmema Lutheran Church of Saransk, … [Read more...]
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