On October 17, 2023, ordained and lay ministers of the Lutheran Church in Vyborg, Leningrad Oblast, met with ELCIR Bishop Ivan Laptev and ELCIR St. Petersburg Region Dean Ivan Hutter. Together, they discussed possible ways the congregation could cooperate with The Center for Protestant Culture and History, a nonprofit … [Read more...]
Koltushi Lutheran Church holds Christmas Song Night
Attached are some of the photos taken during a Christmas Song Night at the Lutheran Church of Koltushi, Leningrad Oblast. Many thanks to the Koltushi Church Choir, Mikael Agricola Choir from Vyborg, Petteri and Anu Mannermaa for the wonderful musical accompaniment, Irina Makkonen for organizing the sale, Irina Hutter and Olga Mattova for the … [Read more...]
Toksovo Lutheran Church celebrates St. John’s Day
The attached photos show the celebration of St. John’s Day at the Lutheran Church of Toksovo, Leningrad Oblast, on June 25, 2022. The divine service was celebrated by the senior pastor of the church Rev. Aleksei Uimanen and Rev. Dean Ivan Hutter of the ELCIR St. Petersburg Deanery. Rev. Mikhail Ivanov, senior pastor of St. Mary’s Cathedral in St. … [Read more...]
Lutheran Church in Pechory (ELCR) Marks 100 Years
On September 19, 2021, the Lutheran church in Pechory, Pskov Oblast, which belongs to The Evangelical Lutheran Church of Russia marked its 100th anniversary. Pechory is a town on the Russian-Estonian border. The church holds worship services in Estonian and Russian and also lets the local ELCIR Lutheran groups use its space for worship. The … [Read more...]
Seminar in Vyborg Expands Vision of Diaconal Ministry
On April 11, 2021, Sts. Peter and Paul Lutheran Church of Vyborg, Leningrad Oblast, hosted a seminar on helping our neighbor. Rev. Ivan Hutter, Dean of the ELCIR St. Petersburg Deanery, and Aleksandr Smirnov, Head of the ELCIR Diaconal Dept., talked about ELCIR social projects: the Widow of Sarepta project for food aid, the work of our Church’s … [Read more...]
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