“Having been buried with him in baptism, in which you were also raised with him through faith in the powerful working of God, who raised him from the dead." (Col. 2:12, ESV) Christ is risen! Dear brothers and sisters! "You will not be the same again!" We hear and say this statement in many different situations. It is … [Read more...]
Christmas greetings from Archbishop Vladimir Provorov of The Evangelical Lutheran Church of Russia
New chief ecclesiastics installed in Russia’s Lutheran church bodies
On Sunday November 6, 2022, Dean Vladimir Provorov was installed in the position of Archbishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Russia (ELCR), and Dean Andrei Djamgarov was installed in the position of Bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of European Russia (ELCER). The worship service with the installation ceremony took place at … [Read more...]
ELCIR and ELCR chief ecclesiastics and gov’t official meet in Moscow
On August 3, 2022, Bishop Ivan Laptev of The Evangelical Lutheran Church of Ingria in Russia (ELCIR) met with Archbishop Vladimir Provorov of The Evangelical Lutheran Church of Russia (ELCR) and Mr. Aleksandr Terentyev, a representative of the Administration of the President of Russia. The meeting took place at Sts. Peter and Paul Lutheran … [Read more...]