It was a blessed Sunday on October 29, 2023, at St. Mary’s Lutheran Church of Irkutsk in eastern Siberia as Senior Pastor Albert Mazurenko performed the rite of confirmation for Andrei and Tatiana! On the same day, Deacon Ivan Pavlovets administered the Sacrament of Holy Baptism to a child at the Lutheran Church of Sayansk, Irkutsk … [Read more...]
Rev. Mazurenko visits Sayansk
On April 20, 2023, Pastor Albert Mazurenko from Irkutsk visited the Lutheran congregation in Sayansk, Irkutsk Oblast. Pastor Albert and Deacon Ivan Pavlovets from Sayansk led a morning devotional and a worship service. The worship was followed by informal fellowship of the congregants and ministers over a cup of tea. Original post in … [Read more...]
Easter Sunday confirmations in Irkutsk
Daniil, Ilya, Matvei, and Olesya were confirmed during the Easter Divine Service at Irkutsk Lutheran Church, on Easter Sunday April 17, 2022. Original post in Russian … [Read more...]
Rev. Mazurenko attends interethnic unity forum
On April 16, 2022, Rev. Albert Mazurenko, Irkutsk Lutheran Church, represented The Church of Ingria at the 5th Forum of Interethnic Unity “Irkutsk Oblast—A Territory of Peace and Concord.” The meeting took place at the Okhlopkov Drama Theater in Irkutsk in SE Siberia. Original post in Russian … [Read more...]
Rev. Mazurenko talks to university students
On December 15, 2021, Rev. Albert Mazurenko, senior pastor of the Lutheran Church of Irkutsk in Southern Siberia, participated in a dialog about religion at Irkutsk Law Institute, a law school under the Public Prosecution University of the Russian Federation. The meeting entitled “State, Society, Religion” gathered the school’s students and the … [Read more...]