April 23, 2024 saw the consecration of three bishops for The Estonian Evangelical Lutheran Church. The ceremony took place in Tallinn, the country’s capital. The ELCIR was represented by Bishop Ivan Laptev and Liliann Keskinen. Congratulations for the bishops Ove Sander, Anti Toplaan, and Marko Tiitus! Bishop Ove Sander is rector of the … [Read more...]
Liliann Keskinen presents photo gallery of Arri Kugappi birthday anniversary celebration at St. Mary’s Church, St. Petersburg
Photo gallery by Liliann Keskinen showing the celebration of the 70th birthday anniversary of Bishop Emeritus Arri Kugappi at St. Mary's Lutheran Cathedral, St. Petersburg, February 18, 2023. Link to gallery … [Read more...]
Koltushi Lutheran Church celebrates new confirmations, marks 30th anniversary
Praise the Lord for the three new church members who were confirmed during the festive divine service on Sunday, September 18, 2022 as St. George’s Lutheran Church of Koltushi, Leningrad Oblast, was celebrating the 30th anniversary of its dedication! Some of the other highlights of the day included the new stained glass window installed on … [Read more...]
Advisory Board of ELCIR and ELCF Meets Online
By Darya Shkurlyatyeva, ELCIR Press Service The Advisory Board of The Evangelical Lutheran Church of Ingria and The Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland met online on April 16, 2021. The key item on the order of business was the prolongation of the cooperation agreement between the two church bodies. Both parties expressed their desire to … [Read more...]
Days of Eastern Work Go Online!
By Darya Shkurlyatyeva, ELCIR Press Service “Christ Unites” was the motto of Idäntyönpäivät / Days of Eastern Work 2021. Almost 50 years ago, in the times of the Soviet Union, Finnish Christians agreed to get together once a year in order to pray about their eastern neighbors. Today, one can openly follow Christianity in Russia, Estonia, and … [Read more...]