On December 14, 2023, Senior Pastor Aleksei Alyoshkin of Velmema and Moksha-Erzya Lutheran congregations in Saransk, Mordovia, attended a meeting of the Commission for the Preservation of Traditional Spiritual and Moral Values. The commission is part of the Civic Chamber of the Republic of Mordovia, Russian Federation. Also, Rev. Alyoshkin … [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...]
Family retreat in Yoshkar-Ola
From August 19-21, 2022, Holy Cross Lutheran Church in Yoshkar-Ola, Mari El, held a family retreat of the ELCIR Uralic Deanery. The hospitable Holy Cross congregation gathered participants from Birsk, Cheboksary, Gurez-Pudga, Izhevsk, Kazan, Penza, and Saransk. Pastor Valeri and Natalia Antipov from the Lutheran church in Rzhev held … [Read more...]
Moksha-Erzya Church teaches children about Advent
On December 18, 2021, Moksha-Erzya Lutheran Church of Saransk, Mordovia, held a children's meeting—"Looking Forward to Christmas." The kids talked about Advent and the meaning of each Advent candle, had kompott and bread rolls, decorated the Christmas tree, and each got a poem to learn for Christmas. Information courtesy of Natalia … [Read more...]
Moksha-Erzya Church celebrates anniversary
On October 31, Moksha-Erzya Lutheran Congregation of Saransk, Republic of Mordovia, celebrated 30 years since the congregation was officially registered. The Reformation Day divine service was followed by a celebration meal of the congregants where Senior Pastor Andrei Vladimirov read out loud a chapter from The Spirituality of the Cross by G. … [Read more...]