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...]
Uralic Deanery youth meet in Saransk
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...]
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