On August 28, 2021, Rev. Sergei Matyukh visited Belgorod in Southern Central European Russia and held a home worship service in the home of sister in Christ Yekaterina. Yekaterina lives in central Belgorod near a former Roman Catholic chapel (today, a spiritual center of the Russian Orthodox Church). Before the 1917 Revolution, there were quite … [Read more...]
First Lutheran Worship Service is Held in Shchigry
August 8, 2021, saw the first Lutheran worship service in Shchigry, Kursk Oblast, celebrated by Rev. Sergei Matyukh. May the name of the Lord be called upon in every place! Original post in Russian … [Read more...]
Lutheran Congregation Revives in Kursk
July 4, 2021 was the day of a new beginning for the Lutheran church in Kursk. The former historical Lutheran church building in town still exists. However, since the Lutheran congregation was closed down almost 100 years ago, up until 2020 no one celebrated a Lutheran worship service and descendants of Kursk Lutherans made no attempts to … [Read more...]