From June 24 to 27, 2025, the Pastoral Leadership Institute International (PLII) courses were held at the Theological Institute. The PLII courses focus on developing leadership qualities in ministers, organizing congregation work, and strengthening relationships among parishioners, a pastor and his family. The instructors were bishop Ivan … [Read more...]
Women’s meeting at Jaani kirik
On June 3, 2024, St. John’s Estonian Church of the ELCIR in St. Petersburg (Jaani kirik) held a women’s meeting for the female members of this congregation and the congregation of St. Mary. The participants met each other and discussed the important topic of the Biblical and the Modern Image of Woman. The second topic the sisters talked … [Read more...]
ELCIR congregations celebrate women
On March 9, 2024, the ELCIR congregations in Koltushi and Pushkin in the St. Petersburg region held one-day retreats celebrating International Women’s Day. The activities at the Lutheran church in Pushkin gathered more than 30 members of the fairer sex from different congregations. The ladies attended a master class in acting skills, … [Read more...]
Rzhev Lutheran Church holds prayer breakfast for women
On February 3, 2024, women from all Christian denominations in Rzhev, Tver Oblast, met for a Prayer Breakfast of Christian Women. The meeting is an initiative of St. Luke’s Lutheran Church of Rzhev. PBCW organizer Natalia Antipova said a welcoming speech. Gathered around God’s Word, the sisters in Christ discussed issues relevant for the … [Read more...]
Trilistnik crisis shelter gets extra space
Trilistnik, an ELCIR-run crisis shelter for women with children in St. Petersburg collaborating closely with St. Michael’s and St. Mary’s Lutheran churches and St. Petersburg’s charities, provided assistance to 20 women and 31 children in 2021. Additionally, the shelter plans to focus more closely on assisting children left without parental care. … [Read more...]