On October 28, 2021, St. Luke's Lutheran Church of Cheboksary, Chuvashia, launched a charity project which will assist many vulnerable populations—Dobraya Pochva Charity Cluster! Instagram: @dobrayapochva Original post in Russian & photos … [Read more...]
Congregation of Cheboksary Gets Organ
St. Luke’s Lutheran Congregation of Cheboksary, Chuvashia, now has its own organ! The queen of musical instruments has moved in there from a church in Leningrad Oblast. It’s a classical electronic Ahlborn organ from Germany. Now it’s possible to hear real organ music not only at the city’s philharmonic society, but also in St. Luke’s church. In … [Read more...]
Uralic Deanery Youth Meet Up in Kazan
In late September and early October, young people from Birsk, Bashkortostan; Cheboksary, Chuvashia; Izhevsk, Udmurtia; Kazan, Tatarstan; Saransk, Mordovia; and Ufa, Bashkortostan, met together at St. Andrew’s Lutheran Church of Kazan, Tatarstan to get to know each other, fellowship, and share. An important focus of the meet-up was “Social … [Read more...]
New Chapel is Dedicated in Cheboksary
The photos on the link below show a worship service in the new chapel of St. Luke's Lutheran Congregation at 26 Prospekt Gorkogo in Cheboksary, Chuvashia, which was dedicated on September 12, 2021. The Lutheran church of Cheboksary has expanded its ability to conduct different ministries! Original post in Russian & photos … [Read more...]
Bishop Laptev Updates on Uralic Deanery
Post by Bishop Laptev, September 9, 2021: Lately, in spite of the pandemic, the Lord has given me several opportunities to visit the congregations of our Uralic Deanery. It’s a vibrant part of our Church as it has new congregations in Izhevsk and Kirov and is seeing ministry starting in Ufa, Bashkortostan. Soon, if the Lord wills and we live, … [Read more...]