From January 4-6, 2024, the Lutheran Church of Rzhev, Tver Oblast, held a Christmas retreat, gathering laypeople and ministers from the ELCIR congregations in Kingisepp, Nizhny Novgorod, Rzhev, Tver, and Velikiye Luki. Thanks be to God for a very warm meeting in spite of the trying cold weather. The program included hearing God's Word, singing … [Read more...]
Deacon Kulalayev reaches out with God’s word of comfort to shelter residents in Tver
On November 2, 2023, Deacon Konstantin Kulalayev of the Lutheran Church in Tver visited Zhizn Social Home and had a pastoral conversation with its residents. The social home shelters people who have faced hardship. Many of them lost the meaning of life and see themselves as unneeded and rejected. To refute that, Deacon Konstantin dispelled the myth … [Read more...]
Tver Lutheran Church makes Russian-language Lutheran literature available online
For those interested in Lutheran resources in the Russian language, since October 24, 2023 the Lutheran Church of Tver has re-opened its online library at its recently reconstructed website. Thanks be to God for the congregation enhancing its ministry in the internet! … [Read more...]
Deacon Kulalayev makes friends with fellow-Christians in Tver
On October 17, 2023, Deacon Konstantin Kulalayev of the Lutheran Church in Tver paid the first of his scheduled friendly visits to Christian congregations in the town and its region. The first congregation the minister visited was Tver’s congregation of Evangelical Christians-Baptists. The deacon was introduced to the church and met its servants … [Read more...]
Confirmation in Tver
On August 6, 2023, the Feast of the Transfiguration, the Lutheran Church of Tver also saw a confirmation, first in many years. Yulia who had graduated from confirmation class and passed the exam, joined the Church through the Rite of Confirmation which was administered by Deacon Konstantin Kulalayev. Original post in Russian … [Read more...]