On September 7, 2023, members of different Christian denominations, NGO's, educational organizations, and other entities as well as municipal officials gathered for the 5th Prayer Breakfast in Krasnoye Selo, a municipality in suburban St. Petersburg. The motto of the event was a quote from Prov. 22:6: “Train up a child in the way he should go.” … [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...]
ELCIR ministers take part in Juhla Festival, uphold family values
A summer family festival called Juhla took place in Petrovo, Leningrad Oblast, on July 22, 2023. The event which upholds family traditions was organized as part of a project called “In the Footsteps of Inkeri” with support from the administration of Pudost Rural Settlement and the Lutheran Church of Skvoritsy, Leningrad Oblast. In photo: … [Read more...]
Summer choir festival at Skvoritsy
June 12, 2023 saw the annual summer festival “Hymns of Holy Joy” (a line from the Russian version of “Alleluia, Sing to Jesus”) at Skvoritsy Lutheran Church in Petrovo, Gatchinsky District, Leningrad Oblast. Rev. Pavel Krylov, Skvoritsy senior pastor and West Ingrian region dean, compèred the concert. Matvei Nazarov, organist of the Lutheran Church … [Read more...]
ELCIR pastors attend conference at Presidential Library
On April 25, 2023, the Presidential Library in St. Petersburg hosted the conference “The Traditional Religions as the Spiritual and Moral Unity of Russia.” The event was organized by the Administration of Leningrad Oblast and gathered around 100 government officials from Leningrad Oblast and Moscow, heads of religious organizations and community, … [Read more...]
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