On September 29 and 30, 2023, Velmema Lutheran Church of Saransk, Mordovia, hosted the annual youth meeting of the ELCIR Uralic Deanery. The topic of the two days was “The Church and Society: Social Work, Evangelism, Knowledge Outreach.” On the first day, the young people visited the Saransk-based Humanitarian Aid Center for … [Read more...]
ELCIR young people participate in interdenominational forum in Cheboksary
From September 18-21, 2023, Cheboksary, Chuvashia, hosted the 2nd Christian youth forum on the topic “Christian Young People in Social Ministry.” The event was sponsored by the Christian Interconfessional Advisory Committee. The forum’s goals were to strengthen the relations of young people from different Christian denominations based on their … [Read more...]
ELCIR Uralic Deanery holds missionary retreat
From July 7-9, 2023, the Lutheran Church of Birsk, Bashkortostan, hosted a missionary retreat of the ELCIR Uralic Deanery. The gathering brought together lay members and ministers from Velmema Lutheran Church of Saransk, Mordovia; Holy Cross Lutheran Church of Yoshkar-Ola, Mari El; St. Andrew the Apostle Lutheran Church of Kazan, … [Read more...]
ELCIR Uralic Deanery ministers meet in Kazan
On February 24, 2023, the Lutheran Church of Kazan, Tatarstan, hosted a meeting of the ELCIR Uralic Deanery ministers. The meeting gathered guests from Cheboksary, Chuvashia; Gurez-Pudga, Udmurtia; Izhevsk, Udmurtia; Syktyvkar, Komi; Yoshkar-Ola, Mari El; and the warmly welcoming hosts from Kazan, Tatarstan. Interim dean for the Uralic … [Read more...]
Uralic Deanery ministers meet together in Kazan
On November 4, 2022, the Lutheran Church of Kazan, Tatarstan, hosted a meeting of the ministers of the ELCIR Uralic Deanery, which gathered almost all of the deanery’s pastors, deacons, and catechists. Those who could not come, joined online. The main topic for discussion was “Modern Heresies.” Bishop Ivan Laptev presented a report on this … [Read more...]