On October 5, 2022, Senior Pastor Yevgeni Raskatov of St. Anne’s Lutheran Church in St. Petersburg visited Kursk. He presented a lecture on the topic “Telling an Atheist about the Church.” Praise the Lord that many young people interested in faith and viewpoints, including our Eastern Orthodox brothers in Christ, attended the … [Read more...]
ELCIR congregations continue to give aid to refugees
On September 18, 2022, twelve people, local residents and refugees from Kharkov, Izyum, Mariupol, and Lugansk, turned for assistance to the social ministry of the Lutheran Congregation of Kursk. New deliveries of humanitarian aid are forthcoming. May God keep you! Original post in Russian … [Read more...]
Confirmation in Kursk as church celebrates anniversary
Praise God for Svetlana who was confirmed on July 3, 2022 as the Lutheran Church of Kursk celebrated its 1st anniversary! Congratulations to the sister in Christ on her entering into full fellowship with the Church and to the congregation on their first important anniversary! Original post in Russian … [Read more...]
ELCIR reaches out with aid and God’s comfort in Jesus to refugees from Ukraine
Thanks be to the Lord! The humanitarian shipment was delivered to Kursk and Novoandrosovo, Kursk Oblast, where we had a chance to talk to refugees and share the comforting Gospel message and Easter joy! Bishop Ivan Laptev cordially thanks all the people who helped put together the aid: - Maksim Zuyev, who organized this effort - Every person who … [Read more...]
ELCIR reaching out in mercy to refugees from Ukraine
On April 21, 2022, ELCIR Bishop Laptev and his assistants started off in two vans from St. Petersburg to Zheleznogorsk and then on to Kursk in Kursk Oblast, which borders on Ukraine. Many thanks to everyone who donated money to prepare humanitarian aid such as food, clothes, and first necessities for refugees from Ukraine. Please keep the … [Read more...]