By Bishop Ivan Laptev The premises of St. John the Baptist Congregation at Bolshaya Konyushennaya 4-6-8, St. Petersburg, are under renovation. This will be the permanent working space of the secretary and human resources manager, the accountants, the lawyer, the property manager, the Central Office manager, and – on a co-working basis – the … [Read more...]
Easier Way to Donate for Youth Work!
By ELCIR Children & Youth Department Dear Friends, Now it's become even easier to donate for the needs of children and youth work! 😉 Thank you in advance! Hugging you! ❤ Steps:1. Open your bank's app.2. In the Payments section, select QR Code Payment.3. Scan our QR code.4. Type in the amount of your donation.5. Confirm the transfer. Source: … [Read more...]
Church in Luga Needs Assistance
St. Mary Magdalene's Church in Luga, Leningrad Oblast, invites all physical or legal entities to help the church obtain sports equipment needed for a children's sports ground under construction on the church’s land. The church will appreciate donated items or financial donations to buy them. See bank account info on the link below. Needed items:1. … [Read more...]
ELCIR Continues Child & Youth Work
Hi! I’m Nikolai Minenkov, the head of the ELCIR Child & Youth Department. And I’m Yelena Tatti, a child & youth work instructor. Since there are only two of us, we don’t have a segregation of duties as we do all the work together. The Child & Youth Department is called to help our congregations enhance and keep up work with children … [Read more...]
Bishop’s Hour Live-Streamed from Koltushi
On March 28, 2020, Bishop Ivan Laptev and Bishop Emeritus Arri Kugappi led a pilot live-stream of the Bishop’s Hour from the sacristy of St. George’s Church in Koltushi. The live stream could be watched via Church of Ingria vk.com and facebook pages. Feedback was by typing comments online where viewers could ask questions or send prayer requests. … [Read more...]