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...]
Easter Sunday confirmation in Kursk
On Easter Sunday, the divine service at the Lutheran Church of Kursk started with the confirmation of sister in Christ Martina. God's richest blessings on the young Christian lady! Original post in Russian … [Read more...]
Kursk Church continues to aid refugees
The aid group of Sts. Peter and Paul Lutheran Congregation in Kursk will do their best to support those who need support. On March 3, 2022, the church members arrived at the refugee aid station in Kursk bringing food packages and clothes for children and adults. Many thanks to Holy Trinity Lutheran Church in Moscow for cooperation! Call church … [Read more...]
Ingrian Lutherans bring aid for refugees
Church of Ingria Lutherans in Kursk Oblast give support to those who need it. They have brought clothes, food packages, biblical books for children and adults from Kursk to a refugee aid station in Zheleznogorsk, Kursk Oblast. Original post in Russian … [Read more...]
Dean Valeri Antipov, Natalia Antipov visit congregations in Kursk and Voronezh
During the weekend of Feb. 19-20, 2022, Rev. Valeri Antipov, ELCIR southern region dean, and his wife Natalia, ELCIR family work coordinator, visited the congregations in Kursk and Voronezh. Pastor Valeri celebrated a divine service at each congregation. Also, Natalia Antipova held a family seminar in Kursk. Information courtesy of Natalia … [Read more...]