Post by Bishop Laptev, September 9, 2021: Lately, in spite of the pandemic, the Lord has given me several opportunities to visit the congregations of our Uralic Deanery. It’s a vibrant part of our Church as it has new congregations in Izhevsk and Kirov and is seeing ministry starting in Ufa, Bashkortostan. Soon, if the Lord wills and we live, … [Read more...]
Saransk Congregation Welcomes Guests
On January 28, 2021, Velmema Congregation of Saransk, Mordovia, had a warm meeting with guests from Cheboksary, Chuvashia, and Yoshkar-Ola, Mari El! Photo credits: Vladislav Yermoshkin Source & photos … [Read more...]
Rev. Bochkov Departs This Life
The Reverend Vladimir Bochkov (1941-2021), a pastor of the Mari-Russian Lutheran Church of Yoshkar-Ola, Mari El Republic, the former Dean of the ELCIR Uralic Deanery, went to be with the Lord today January 16, 2021. Source … [Read more...]
Youth Retreat Held in Yoshkar-Ola
From January 8-10, 2021, the Lutheran Church of Yoshkar-Ola, Mari El Republic, hosted a youth retreat, gathering young people from Birsk, Cheboksary, Izhevsk, Kazan, Nizhny Novgorod, Samara, Saransk, St. Petersburg, Ufa, Yekaterinburg, and Zelenodolsk. We’d like to thank the ELCIR Children & Youth Department, Vyacheslav Lebedev, and the … [Read more...]
Missionary Meeting in Yoshkar-Ola
From July 21-22, 2020, the Mari-Russian Congregation in Yoshkar-Ola, Mari El Republic, hosted a missionary meeting of the ELCIR Uralic Deanery. The meeting included a short live stream of Bishop Laptev preaching. Source: VK … [Read more...]