On February 24, 2023, the Lutheran Church of Kazan, Tatarstan, hosted a meeting of the ELCIR Uralic Deanery ministers. The meeting gathered guests from Cheboksary, Chuvashia; Gurez-Pudga, Udmurtia; Izhevsk, Udmurtia; Syktyvkar, Komi; Yoshkar-Ola, Mari El; and the warmly welcoming hosts from Kazan, Tatarstan. Interim dean for the Uralic … [Read more...]
Yoshkar-Ola Lutheran Church hosts youth retreat
From January 6-8, 2023, the Lutheran Church of Yoshkar-Ola, Mari El, hosted the annual winter youth retreat of the ELCIR Uralic Deanery—“The Way, the Truth and the Life.” The meeting rallied young people and servers from Birsk, Gurez-Pudga, Izhevsk, Kazan, Samara, Saransk, Yoshkar-Ola, and guests from the St. Petersburg Deanery. The … [Read more...]
Lutheran youth member takes third pace at interfaith sports event in Izhevsk
The 2nd Interconfessional Spartakiad* of the Udmurt Republic closed with a checkers tournament at the National Library of Udmurtia in Izhevsk on November 6, 2022. Marina Voronina from the Lutheran Church of Izhevsk took third place in the underage women’s category. Cordial thanks to our team for their endeavor and effort! The … [Read more...]
Udmurtia celebrates Day of National Unity and Day of Statehood
Greetings for Day of National Unity and Day of Statehood of Udmurtia from the head of the Udmurt Republic in the Russian Federation for Aleksandr Grebennikov, chairman of the Lutheran church council in Izhevsk: Dear Aleksandr Yuryevich, Warmest greetings for Day of National Unity and Day of Statehood of Udmurtia! Many ethnic … [Read more...]
Young people meet up in Cheboksary, study Bible, discuss Christian life
From September 23-25, 2022, the Lutheran Church of Cheboksary, Chuvashia, hosted an informal meeting of young people from the ELCIR Uralic Deanery. The event gathered participants from the nearest congregations in Cheboksary, Gurez-Pudga, Izhevsk, Kazan, Saransk, Yoshkar-Ola, and guests from St. Petersburg. Pastor Artur Semyonov … [Read more...]