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...]
Corpus Christi Conference On- and Offline
The 12th Corpus Christi International Conference took place from July 30 through August 1, 2021. The local conference in Russia was held at the ELCIR Theological Institute and attended by clerics and lay church members from St. Petersburg (St. Anne’s Church); Gurez-Pudga, Udmurtia; Koltushi, Leningrad Oblast; Petrozavodsk, Karelia; Saransk, … [Read more...]
Mercy Ministry Continues in Cheboksary
The Lutheran Church of Cheboksary, Chuvashia, has delivered a new shipment of humanitarian aid for Chebdobro, an association of volunteers in Cheboksary who assist welfare institutions in the Republic of Chuvashia, the Republic of Tatarstan, Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, and Ulyanovsk Oblast. Original post in Russian … [Read more...]
Mercy Ministry in Cheboksary Continues
On June 27, 2021, sisters of mercy, volunteers of diaconal ministry from the Lutheran Church of Cheboksary, Chuvashia, delivered humanitarian aid collected in the church to needy families in Tsivilsk. Thanks be to the Lord! Post in Russian … [Read more...]