Daniil, Ilya, Matvei, and Olesya were confirmed during the Easter Divine Service at Irkutsk Lutheran Church, on Easter Sunday April 17, 2022. Original post in Russian … [Read more...]
Rev. Mazurenko attends interethnic unity forum
On April 16, 2022, Rev. Albert Mazurenko, Irkutsk Lutheran Church, represented The Church of Ingria at the 5th Forum of Interethnic Unity “Irkutsk Oblast—A Territory of Peace and Concord.” The meeting took place at the Okhlopkov Drama Theater in Irkutsk in SE Siberia. Original post in Russian … [Read more...]
Rev. Mazurenko Talks to University Students
On December 15, 2021, Rev. Albert Mazurenko, senior pastor of the Lutheran Church of Irkutsk in Southern Siberia, participated in a dialog about religion at Irkutsk Law Institute, a law school under the Public Prosecution University of the Russian Federation. The meeting entitled “State, Society, Religion” gathered the school’s students and the … [Read more...]
Rev. Mazurenko Furthers Discussion of Memorial in Irkutsk
Rev. Albert Mazurenko, the senior pastor of the Lutheran Church of Irkutsk in SE Siberia, is a member of the Interfaith Coordination Council under the Irkutsk Oblast Legislative Assembly. On July 19, 2021, on Pastor Albert’s initiative, the council met for a roundtable discussion on the topic “A Necropolis in an Urban Area as a Commemoration Site.” … [Read more...]
New Deacon is Ordained at Church of Koltushi
On June 20, 2021, at the Lutheran Church of Koltushi, Leningrad Oblast, Bishop Laptev ordained Aleksandr Protasov into the Office of Deacon to serve St. Mary's Lutheran Church of Irkutsk in SE Siberia. "Deacons likewise must be dignified, not double-tongued, not addicted to much wine, not greedy for dishonest gain. They must hold the mystery of … [Read more...]