On October 7, 2023, winners of a contest held by the Russian Religious Studies Society as well as several students of religions from Herzen University visited worship buildings and outreach activities of different religions in St. Petersburg. The places they visited included the Creation Exhibition at St. Anne’s Lutheran Church (a.k.a. Annenkirche) … [Read more...]
Rev. Mikhailov guides tour for people with disability
On August 16, 2023, Senior Pastor Yevgeni Mikhailov of the Lutheran Church in Pushkin, suburban St. Petersburg, guided a tour of his church for a group from the Social Rehabilitation Center for Disabled Adults and Children in Kirovsky District, St. Petersburg. The guests learned about the history of this Ingrian Lutheran congregation and Lutherans. … [Read more...]
St. Mary’s hosts training for Sunday school teachers
ELCIR Sunday school teachers met together for three days at St. Mary’s Lutheran Cathedral in St. Petersburg to share best practices and learn the Godly Play® methodology. The 18 teachers came from Karelia, Lomonosov, Moscow, St. Petersburg, Udmurtia, and Yoshkar-Ola. The three wonderful days strengthened St. Mary’s Sunday school and upgraded the … [Read more...]
St. Anne’s projects win at Russia’s major entertainment website
The exhibition “Creation” at St. Anne’s Lutheran Church in St. Petersburg took second place (26.71 percent of votes) in the category “Museum: Exhibition of the Year.” The Special coffeehouse, a project of Anna Pomogayet Charity Foundation run by the Church of Ingria, took first place (26 percent) in the category “Good Project of the … [Read more...]
St. Anne’s Lutheran Church opens Christmas exhibition
An exhibition called “Christmas” has opened at St. Anne’s Lutheran Church of St. Petersburg. St. Anne’s members, coworkers, clergymen as well as media people and the church’s friends attended its pre-opening ceremony on November 26, 2022. Praise God for the many guests! During a Christmas concert, ministers of different Christian … [Read more...]