On June 29, 2021, the Feast of Saints Peter and Paul, Bishop Ivan Laptev visited the church building in Lavry, Pskov Oblast, and St. Mary Magdalene Lutheran Church in Luga, Leningrad Oblast. "How lovely is your dwelling place, O LORD of hosts! My soul longs, yes, faints for the courts of the LORD; my heart and flesh sing for joy to the living … [Read more...]
Church of Luga to Host Women’s Meeting
On April 25, 2021, the Lutheran Congregation of Luga, Leningrad Oblast, will host a women’s meeting on the topic “The Relationship of Man and Woman.” The meeting will be facilitated by Natalia Antipova, ELCIR Coordinator of Family Work. Call the congregation’s pastor Rev. Igor Shcherbakha +79500142169 to find out details and sign up by April … [Read more...]
Easter Sunday Baptisms and Confirmation in Luga
On Easter Sunday at St. Mary Magdalene Lutheran Congregation of Luga, Leningrad Oblast, Snezhana and Darya were baptized and Igor was confirmed. Original post in Russian & photos … [Read more...]
Bishop Laptev Visits Church of Luga
On February 16, 2021, Bishop Ivan Laptev visited the Congregation of Luga, Leningrad Oblast. He talked with the church members about the long-term plans and tasks of The Church of Ingria. The congregants and the bishop discussed future plans and brought up important issues. The bishop led a prayer meeting with a confession of sins and anointing. … [Read more...]
November 2020 Update on ELCIR Diaconal Department
In November, because of the pandemic restrictions, we had to cancel most of our public events. We only managed to hold a seminar at the old people’s home in Koltushi and had young people from St. Anne’s church in St. Petersburg travel to Kronstadt. We performed a concert in the pastor’s house in Kronstadt as part of our Church’s social work and … [Read more...]