Every year before Christmas Day according to the Julian calendar, Protestant churches in Kazan, Tatarstan, get together outdoors and read the Gospel out loud standing between a metro station and the city’s Moskovsky Market. They also give away copies of the Gospels and the Book of Psalms and other Christian literature in Russian and Tatar. Eight … [Read more...]
Congratulations for Darya Shkurlyatyeva!
In November and December 2023, Darya Shkurlyatyeva, responsible editor of the ELCIR churchwide printed publications, represented the ELCIR four times at the following conferences: November 24: Presentation: “Aspects of the Editorial Preparation of the Russian-Language Edition of Luther’s German Mass.” The 21st Congress of the Russian Union … [Read more...]
ELCIR congregations cooperate with government agencies in Mordovia
On December 14, 2023, Senior Pastor Aleksei Alyoshkin of Velmema and Moksha-Erzya Lutheran congregations in Saransk, Mordovia, attended a meeting of the Commission for the Preservation of Traditional Spiritual and Moral Values. The commission is part of the Civic Chamber of the Republic of Mordovia, Russian Federation. Also, Rev. Alyoshkin … [Read more...]
ELCIR Uralic Deanery ministers meet together in Kazan
On November 3, 2023, the Lutheran Church of Kazan, Tatarstan, hosted a meeting of ELCIR Uralic Deanery ministers. The topics for discussion were congregational budgets and work plans. ELCIR Mission Dept. Secretary Yelena Kugappi explained how and why churches should apply for grants in written form and answered questions. Bishop Laptev participated … [Read more...]
35th ELCIR Synod convenes in St. Petersburg
On October 13, 2023, the 35th Synod (Convention) of The Evangelical Lutheran Church of Ingria in Russia convened in St. Petersburg. Greetings came from Archbishop Tapio Luoma of The Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland; Bishop Tiit Salumäe of The Estonian Evangelical Lutheran Church; Archbishop Vladimir Provorov of The Evangelical … [Read more...]
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