On January 24, 2024, ELCIR Bishop Ivan Laptev attended the plenary meeting of the 32nd International Christmastide Education Lecture—“Orthodoxy and the Nation’s Culture: Losses and Gains of the Past, a Vision of the Future.” Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Rus’ presided over the meeting which took place at the State Kremlin Palace in … [Read more...]
Youth retreat in Koltushi
From January 3-7, the Lutheran Church of Koltushi, Leningrad Oblast, hosted a youth retreat entitled “The Journeys of the Apostle Paul.” The retreat gathered church members from Moscow, Koltushi, Segezha, Toksovo, and St. Anne’s Church of St. Petersburg. The young people discussed the apostle’s life and epistles, the trials early … [Read more...]
ELCIR team participates in Russian National Prayer Breakfast in Moscow
On November 15, 2023, the Moscow International Business Center, a.k.a. Moscow-City, hosted this year’s Russian National Prayer Breakfast organized with the support of the Presidential Administration of Russia. The ELCIR is one of the founders and organizers of this large-scale event which gathered Christians of different denominations, … [Read more...]
Recent confirmations
Praise God for new ELCIR members who came into full fellowship with the Church through the Rite of Confirmation: Ivan, St. Mary’s Lutheran Cathedral, St. Petersburg, October 8 Ludmila and Yana, Tyrö Lutheran Church of St. John, Lomonosov, St. Petersburg, October 22 Pavel and Galina, Lutheran Church of Rzhev, October … [Read more...]
Holy Trinity Church in Moscow finishing renovation
The renovation work on Holy Trinity Lutheran Church in Moscow is coming to an end. All the work is being done according to a project approved by the Moscow Cultural Heritage Department and under its oversight. Holy Trinity Lutheran did not have any state grants or any external sponsorship for this work. Thanks to its inner resources and … [Read more...]
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