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...]
Concordia Foundation teaches evangelism in Kolpany
On November 28, 2021, Yuri Bespechanski with Concordia Foundation held a seminar on the topic “Evangelism Strategy” at the Lutheran Congregation of Kolpany, Leningrad Oblast. Original post in Russian & photos … [Read more...]
Kingisepp and Hietamäki congregants celebrate Michaelmas together
On Sunday October 3, 2021, a group of parishioners from Yamburgsky Lutheran Church in Kingisepp attended the Feast of St. Michael and All Angels worship service at Hietamäki Lutheran Church in Innolovo, Leningrad Oblast. After the service, the worshipers wished a happy birthday to the church’s senior pastor Rev. Väinö Kuosti. Many thanks to the … [Read more...]
Bishop Laptev visits Skvoritsy
On Sunday, September 26, 2021, Bishop Laptev visited the church of Skvoritsy, Leningrad Oblast. Click for photos … [Read more...]
Schwindt tombstone returns to church grounds
On September 9, 2021, Bishop Ivan Laptev met with Rev. Vladimir Bitkin, the senior pastor of St. Peter’s Lutheran Church in Maliye Kolpany, a village in Leningrad Oblast, and with the leadership of this rural community to discuss the best use of vacant space in the church building. The bishop supported the idea put forward by St. Peter’s … [Read more...]
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