Every year before Christmas Day according to the Julian calendar, Protestant churches in Kazan, Tatarstan, get together outdoors and read the Gospel out loud standing between a metro station and the city’s Moskovsky Market. They also give away copies of the Gospels and the Book of Psalms and other Christian literature in Russian and Tatar. Eight … [Read more...]
Bishop Laptev attends Christmas service and reception with other Christian leaders and gov’t officials
On January 7, 2024, Christmas Day in the Julian calendar, ELCIR Bishop Ivan Laptev attended Great Vespers at the Russian Orthodox Cathedral of the Holy Trinity, part of St. Alexander Nevsky Monastery in St. Petersburg. The invitation had been extended by Metropolitan Barsanuphius of St. Petersburg and Ladoga. Other worshipers included the … [Read more...]
Youth retreat in Vidlitsa
From January 3-5, the Lutheran Church of Vidlitsa, Karelia, hosted a retreat for young people from Olonets on the topic of responsibility. Even the cold weather (-40°С, -40°F) could not stop the youth from getting together for Christian fellowship! Original post in Russian … [Read more...]
Christmas retreat in Rzhev
From January 4-6, 2024, the Lutheran Church of Rzhev, Tver Oblast, held a Christmas retreat, gathering laypeople and ministers from the ELCIR congregations in Kingisepp, Nizhny Novgorod, Rzhev, Tver, and Velikiye Luki. Thanks be to God for a very warm meeting in spite of the trying cold weather. The program included hearing God's Word, singing … [Read more...]
Christmas message of ELCIR Bishop Ivan Laptev
Dear Brothers and Sisters! Beloved in the Lord! The Apostle John testifies, "That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we looked upon and have touched with our hands, concerning the word of life—the life was made manifest, and we have seen it, and testify to it and proclaim to you the … [Read more...]
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