By Rev. Aleksandr Furs On January 24, 2021, St. John’s Lutheran Chapel of Saratov in the Volga Region hosted a meeting of clergymen and lay officers from several ELCIR churches in the Volga Deanery as well as ELCIR Bishop Ivan Laptev, Moscow Region Dean Valeri Antipov, and Rev. Leif Camp. The gathering opened with a worship service on the … [Read more...]
Simferopol Pastor Launches New Online Project
On May 25, 2020, Rev. Aleksei Shepelyov (left in photo) serving in Simferopol, Crimea, kicked off a new online project called Luteranstvo, kak-to tak (roughly translated as "All Things Lutheran.") On the YouTube channel of his WordRus Ministry, he’s been hosting informal video chats with his guests about the life of Lutheran churches, how his … [Read more...]
Prayer for Christian Unity in Simferopol
On January 25, 2020, the German Evangelical Lutheran Congregation in Simferopol on the Crimean Peninsula held an interdenominational prayer service for Christian unity. Rev. Aleksei Shepelyov represented The Church of Ingria. Original news post in Russian at vk.com … [Read more...]