The Creation Exhibition produced by St. Anne’s Lutheran Church (Annenkirche) and Zerno Art Group from St. Petersburg opened in Kaliningrad on July 27, 2024. It is located on the premises of the former Ponarth Factory. Fallen into disuse, the factory’s space now houses a presentation of the biblical story of creation expressed through modern art. … [Read more...]
Rev. Raskatov lectures at a Kaliningrad museum
On May 31, 2024, Rev. Yevgeni Raskatov gave a lecture at Dom Kitoboya Museum in Kaliningrad about the restoration of St. Anne’s Lutheran Church (Annenkirche) in St. Petersburg and the history of Zerno Art Group based there. A special focus of his lecture was the art group’s activities which bring together arts, mission outreach and a … [Read more...]
ELCIR and community volunteers clean up future exhibition site
On March 30, 2024, teams from St. Anne’s Lutheran Church (Annenkirche) and Zerno Art Group together with volunteers from The Keepers of the Ruins movement did a cleanup in one of the deserted buildings of the former Ponarth Brewery in Kaliningrad. 125 volunteers joined efforts to help kick off the conversion of the building into exhibition space … [Read more...]
The Keepers of the Ruins and their friends get together for conference in Kaliningrad
On December 16, 2023, the House of Youth in Kaliningrad hosted a conference of the Keepers of the Ruins volunteer society and their friends where they presented reports on accomplished work. Kristina Shilova, head of St. Anne’s Lutheran Church media department, made a presentation entitled “Marketing Specialists for God: How do You Make a … [Read more...]
Bishop Laptev and St. Anne’s members visit Kaliningrad Oblast, meet with Bishop Holzwert and volunteer movement
On November 23, 2023, ELCIR Bishop Ivan Laptev and a team from St. Anne’s Lutheran Church of St. Petersburg (Annenkirche) visited Kaliningrad Oblast. In the historical Groß Legitten Lutheran Church, the guests met with Bishop Sergei Holzwert of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of European Russia. Many thanks to Bishop Sergei for his warm welcome and … [Read more...]