On December 15, 2021, the expert committee of St. Anne’s Church Grant with Bishop Laptev in attendance met to vote for the winners of a project proposals contest. The ₽500,000 of prize money will be divided among the winning ELCIR congregations. A total of 13 congregations applied for the grant. Their project proposals were evaluated based on … [Read more...]
Bishop Laptev leads fellowship in Cheboksary
The attached photos show a fellowship meeting Bishop Laptev led at St. Luke's Lutheran Church of Cheboksary, Chuvashia, on the way back home from his visitation of the ELCIR Siberian Deanery. Original post in Russian & photos … [Read more...]
Uralic Deanery ministers’ conference in Kazan
On November 26, 2021, the ministers of the ELCIR Uralic Deanery met together for a conference at the Lutheran Church of Kazan, Tatarstan. Rev. Dean Konstantin Subbotin held a seminar on the relationship of pastoral care and psychology. During a roundtable discussion, the participants discussed “Istseleniye lyubovyu” (“Healing Love”), a counseling … [Read more...]
Confirmation in Saransk on Reformation Sunday
On Reformation Sunday, October 31, 2021, Anton was received into full communion with the Church through the rite of confirmation at Velmema Lutheran Congregation of Saransk, Republic of Mordovia! Praise the Lord! Original post in Russian & photos + video … [Read more...]
Moksha-Erzya Church celebrates anniversary
On October 31, Moksha-Erzya Lutheran Congregation of Saransk, Republic of Mordovia, celebrated 30 years since the congregation was officially registered. The Reformation Day divine service was followed by a celebration meal of the congregants where Senior Pastor Andrei Vladimirov read out loud a chapter from The Spirituality of the Cross by G. … [Read more...]
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