From May 12-14, 2023, it was the fifth time the Lutheran Church of Vyborg, Leningrad Oblast, had been the location where the Initial Theological Course was taught. The Vyborg church hosted the hermeneutics & homiletics module. Congratulations to the seven people from Vyborg who passed the test and received their certificates: Vladimir, … [Read more...]
More students complete ITC modules
From March 13-24, 2023, the ELCIR Theological Institute in Koltushi, Leningrad Oblast, hosted several classes (modules) of the Initial Theological Course: dogmatics, liturgics, church history, and missiology. Completion certificates were awarded to students coming from regions in Northwest, Central and South European Russia and Siberia. We … [Read more...]
Petrozavodsk hosts year’s first ITC lectures
On March 26, 2022, the Lutheran Congregation of Petrozavodsk, Karelia, hosted this year’s first classes of the Initial Theological Course. The attached photos show congregation coworker Ivan Skorets teaching the first module—Church History. This module’s lectures will also take place in early April. Photo credit: Nikolai Rappu Original post in … [Read more...]
More students graduate from ITC
The Feast of the Annunciation March 25, 2022 saw the graduation of students from the Initial Theological Course at the ELCIR Theological Institute in Koltushi, Leningrad Oblast. Our cordial congratulations to Anton Andreyev, St. Anne's Church, St. PeterburgDanil Andreyev, Petrozavodsk, KareliaDmitri Arevkin, St. Mary's Cathedral Church, St. … [Read more...]
TICI Teaches Initial Theological Course
From November 1-12, 2021, the ELCIR Theological Institute (TICI) in Koltushi, Leningrad Oblast, taught the Initial Theological Course again! The students attended the following classes: Personal Spiritual Life, Old Testament, New Testament, Hermeneutics and Homiletics. The 2nd ITC term is scheduled for spring 2022. Original post in Russian … [Read more...]