On September 29 and 30, 2023, Velmema Lutheran Church of Saransk, Mordovia, hosted the annual youth meeting of the ELCIR Uralic Deanery. The topic of the two days was “The Church and Society: Social Work, Evangelism, Knowledge Outreach.” On the first day, the young people visited the Saransk-based Humanitarian Aid Center for … [Read more...]
Cheboksary Lutherans present charity project at Christian youth forum
On September 20, 2023, members of St. Luke’s Lutheran Church of Cheboksary, Chuvashia, attended the 2nd Christian Youth Forum. They presented their charity cluster project called Dobraya pochva (“The Good Ground”) and took forum participants on an excursion to the cluster and the Lutheran chapel. The founder of the cluster Rev. Konstantin Subbotin … [Read more...]
ELCIR young people participate in interdenominational forum in Cheboksary
From September 18-21, 2023, Cheboksary, Chuvashia, hosted the 2nd Christian youth forum on the topic “Christian Young People in Social Ministry.” The event was sponsored by the Christian Interconfessional Advisory Committee. The forum’s goals were to strengthen the relations of young people from different Christian denominations based on their … [Read more...]
15 church musicians graduate from ELCIR Cantor Course
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...]
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