On October 28, 2023, eight ELCIR members took a mission & diaconal trip to Kachanovo, Pskov Oblast. The team included Rev. Aleksandr Kudryavtsev, ELCIR property manager, and Tuyana Yantsanova, head of ELCIR diaconal ministry. The pastor celebrated a worship service at the chapel in the Lutheran cemetery. The team visited Natalia Gorskaya, … [Read more...]
ELCIR Lutherans reach out with God’s Word and mercy to Kachanovo
On December 12, 2022, ministers and staff members of the ELCIR Headquarters visited the village of Kachanovo, Pskov Oblast, and were welcomed by its residents. Every needy family received a Christmas gift of food packages as it is especially difficult to get to the stores there in winter. The ELCIR team also held a spiritual meeting for … [Read more...]
Lutheran church in Pechory (ELCR) marks 100 years
On September 19, 2021, the Lutheran church in Pechory, Pskov Oblast, which belongs to The Evangelical Lutheran Church of Russia marked its 100th anniversary. Pechory is a town on the Russian-Estonian border. The church holds worship services in Estonian and Russian and also lets the local ELCIR Lutheran groups use its space for worship. The … [Read more...]
Prayer for Christian Unity in St. Petersburg
On January 25, 2021, Assumption Roman Catholic Church of St. Petersburg hosted City Prayer for Christian Unity gathering representatives of different denominations. Some of the participants were Auxiliary Bishop Nikolai Dubinin of The Roman Catholic Church; Archpriest Dimitri Sizonenko of Feodorovskaya Russian Orthodox Cathedral in St. … [Read more...]
Rev. Hutter and Rev. Kudryavtsev Celebrate Liturgy in Kanneljärvi
On September 27, 2020, the 16th Sunday after Trinity, the divine service at Sts. Peter and Paul Church in Kanneljärvi, Leningrad Oblast, was celebrated by Dean of the St. Petersburg Deanery Rev. Ivan Hutter and Rev. Aleksandr Kudryavtsev. Photo credits: Rev. Aleksandr Kudryavtsev Source & photos … [Read more...]