On May 25, 2023, the Council for Interethnic Cooperation of the Vsevolozhsk District administration met at St. George's Lutheran Church in Koltushi, Leningrad Oblast. Rev. Ivan Hutter, the congregation’s senior pastor and the dean of the ELCIR St. Petersburg Deanery, spoke about the history of the local church. After the meeting, the … [Read more...]
Consul General of Finland visits the Theological Institute
On May 24, 2023, Ms. Sannamaaria Vanamo, Consul General of Finland in St. Petersburg, visited the ELCIR Theological Institute in Koltushi, Leningrad Oblast. … [Read more...]
ELCIR diaconal workers meet in Koltushi. Two new soulcarers are installed.
On April 29, 2023, the ELCIR Theological Institute hosted a meeting of ELCIR social-diaconal ministers. Sharings came from Bishop Ivan Laptev, representatives of such ministries as Trilistnik, Kolibri, Novaya Zemlya, Anna Pomogayet, the Crisis Center, and from Senior Pastor Igor Shcherbakha of the Lutheran Church in Luga. Pastor Ivan Hutter and … [Read more...]
Theological Institute, St. Mary’s Church host church cantor course
The ELCIR Theological Institute in Koltushi and St. Mary’s Lutheran Cathedral in St. Petersburg hosted the 3rd class period of the Church Cantor Course from March 27 through April 2, 2023. The course gathered musicians from four of the nine ELCIR deaneries—Karelian, St. Petersburg, Uralic, and Siberian. In Koltushi, Mikhail Levin, … [Read more...]
Mercy workers meet in Koltushi to discuss home care
On March 21, 2023, the Christian Mercy House in Koltushi, Leningrad Oblast, a nursing home run by the ELCIR, hosted a meeting on home care. The attendance included the directors of the ELCIR mercy houses, the management of Nevskaya Dubrovka boarding home, and Dmitri Tuzov from Caritas Novosibirsk. Original post in Russian. … [Read more...]
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