On March 24, 2023, students from Kikerino Middle School visited the Lutheran church of Gubanitsy, Leningrad Oblast. Rev. Grigori Lakomov gave the schoolchildren a tour of the church and told them about its history. May the Lord bless all these school kids! Original post in Russian … [Read more...]
ELCIR servants bring Word and Sacrament to nursing home residents
As The Church of Ingria continues to give spiritual care to its nursing homes called mercy houses, on August 23, 2022, Rev. Arvo Survo and the band Elo-Sooni visited the mercy house in Kikerino, Leningrad Oblast, and performed the Taiga Mass (or “Korpimessu” in Finnish), composed by Pastor Survo and based on songs in the style of the Kalevala, the … [Read more...]
Welcome to our boarding house in Kikerino!
We are happy to present our boarding house for elderly people in Kikerino, Leningrad Oblast! Address: Lesnaya Street 7B, posyolok Kikerino, Volosovsky District, Leningrad Oblast, Russia. Phone no.: +7 (904) 607-42-07 Price: from 1000 rubles a night. Double and triple rooms with bathroom. Vast territory for walks. Available ground to … [Read more...]
Pastor and church members visit old people’s home in Kikerino
On September 2, 2021, Rev. Grigori Lakomov, the pastor of the Lutheran Congregation of Gubanitsy and some of the church members visited the nursing home in Kikerino, a diaconal facility founded by the ELCIR in Leningrad Oblast for the residential care of elderly and disabled people. Original post in Russian & photos … [Read more...]
Synodal Council Meets in Gubanitsy
On August 27, 2021, the ELCIR Synodal Council held a field session at St. John the Baptist Congregation of Gubanitsy, Leningrad Oblast. In addition to the usual agenda, the council discussed the Church’s social diaconal ministry and visited the Social Diaconal Center in Kikerino. Bishop Laptev hopes such field sessions become a good tradition so … [Read more...]