From August 18-20, 2023, Holy Cross Lutheran Church in Yoshkar-Ola, Mari El, hosted the annual family retreat of the ELCIR Uralic Deanery. The topics centered around issues in the husband-and-wife relationship, discussing their spiritual and mundane causes and suggesting practical solutions. For example, the proper way to apologize, why a … [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...]
Yoshkar-Ola Lutheran Church hosts youth retreat
From January 6-8, 2023, the Lutheran Church of Yoshkar-Ola, Mari El, hosted the annual winter youth retreat of the ELCIR Uralic Deanery—“The Way, the Truth and the Life.” The meeting rallied young people and servers from Birsk, Gurez-Pudga, Izhevsk, Kazan, Samara, Saransk, Yoshkar-Ola, and guests from the St. Petersburg Deanery. The … [Read more...]
Young people meet up in Cheboksary, study Bible, discuss Christian life
From September 23-25, 2022, the Lutheran Church of Cheboksary, Chuvashia, hosted an informal meeting of young people from the ELCIR Uralic Deanery. The event gathered participants from the nearest congregations in Cheboksary, Gurez-Pudga, Izhevsk, Kazan, Saransk, Yoshkar-Ola, and guests from St. Petersburg. Pastor Artur Semyonov … [Read more...]