One of the ongoing online projects of the ELCIR congregations is The Lutheran Coffeehouse, an online talk show hosted by Rev. Aleksandr Furs, pastor at St. John’s Lutheran Congregation of Saratov. For those who know Russian, click https://www.instagram.com/lutherrussia/ to watch the installments on St. John’s church Instagram channel. Pastor Furs’ … [Read more...]
Ingrian and Finnish Church Leaders Meet in Helsinki
On March 12, 2020, ELCIR Bishop Ivan Laptev, ELCIR Chief Secretary Rev. Mikhail Ivanov, Bishop’s Vicar Rev. Olav Panchu, Rev. Dean Aleksei Kronholm of the ELCIR Karelian Deanery, and Rev. Aleksei Uimanen met with ecclesiastic leaders of The Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland and the Diocese of Helsinki. Kind acknowledgments to Chief Secretary … [Read more...]