On March 15 and 16, 2023, the National Committee of the Lutheran World Federation convened for a meeting in St. Petersburg. The leaders of The Evangelical Lutheran Church of Russia and The Evangelical Lutheran Church of Ingria in Russia discussed plans for cooperation and regular theological colloquies which would enable us to know each other … [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...]