On February 17, 2024, Bishop Laptev ordained catechist Ivan Ryasik, a 3rd-year extramural bachelor’s program student at the ELCIR Theological Institute, into the Office of Deacon to serve Holy Spirit Lutheran Church in Kirov, 896 km (557 mi) northeast of Moscow. Cordial congratulations to Deacon Ivan! Original post in Russian … [Read more...]
Bishop Laptev updates on ELCIR Uralic Deanery
Post by Bishop Laptev, September 9, 2021: Lately, in spite of the pandemic, the Lord has given me several opportunities to visit the congregations of our Uralic Deanery. It’s a vibrant part of our Church as it has new congregations in Izhevsk and Kirov and is seeing ministry starting in Ufa, Bashkortostan. Soon, if the Lord wills and we live, … [Read more...]
Dean Subbotin Visits Congregations, Installs Catechist
From May 18-21, 2021, ELCIR Uralic Region Dean Rev. Konstantin Subbotin made a visitation of his deanery's churches together with ELCIR Children & Youth Department Head Nikolai Minenkov and ELCIR Uralic Youth Work Coordinator Yekaterina Wilhelm. On May 20, Ivan Ryasik from Kirov received a blessing for the service of catechist. Post in … [Read more...]