It was a blessed Sunday on October 29, 2023, at St. Mary’s Lutheran Church of Irkutsk in eastern Siberia as Senior Pastor Albert Mazurenko performed the rite of confirmation for Andrei and Tatiana! On the same day, Deacon Ivan Pavlovets administered the Sacrament of Holy Baptism to a child at the Lutheran Church of Sayansk, Irkutsk … [Read more...]
Irkutsk-based Pastor Mazurenko represents ELCIR to local gov’t, reaches out to youth, travels to serve remote congregations
On July 18, 2023, Senior Pastor Albert Mazurenko of the Lutheran Church in Irkutsk in SE Siberia represented the ELCIR at a working meeting of the Interconfessional Coordination Council of the Legislative Assembly of Irkutsk Oblast where council members met with Assembly deputies and chairperson Aleksandr Vedernikov. City Mayor Ruslan Bolotov was … [Read more...]
Rev. Mazurenko visits Sayansk
On April 20, 2023, Pastor Albert Mazurenko from Irkutsk visited the Lutheran congregation in Sayansk, Irkutsk Oblast. Pastor Albert and Deacon Ivan Pavlovets from Sayansk led a morning devotional and a worship service. The worship was followed by informal fellowship of the congregants and ministers over a cup of tea. Original post in … [Read more...]
Easter Sunday confirmations in Irkutsk
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...]