On May 25, 2023, the Council for Interethnic Cooperation of the Vsevolozhsk District administration met at St. George's Lutheran Church in Koltushi, Leningrad Oblast. Rev. Ivan Hutter, the congregation’s senior pastor and the dean of the ELCIR St. Petersburg Deanery, spoke about the history of the local church. After the meeting, the … [Read more...]
ELCIR diaconal workers meet in Koltushi. Two new soulcarers are installed.
On April 29, 2023, the ELCIR Theological Institute hosted a meeting of ELCIR social-diaconal ministers. Sharings came from Bishop Ivan Laptev, representatives of such ministries as Trilistnik, Kolibri, Novaya Zemlya, Anna Pomogayet, the Crisis Center, and from Senior Pastor Igor Shcherbakha of the Lutheran Church in Luga. Pastor Ivan Hutter and … [Read more...]
ELCIR Easter Music Festival held in St. Petersburg
On April 15, 2023, St. Mary’s Lutheran Cathedral in St. Petersburg hosted the ELCIR Easter Music Festival. Participating choirs came from the ELCIR churches in Koltushi (directed by Maria Skipper), Caritas Choir from St. Mary’s Lutheran (directed by Ludmila Shmidrina), Toksovo (directed by Yana Trombinskaya), Gatchina (directed by … [Read more...]
Theological Institute, St. Mary’s Church host church cantor course
The ELCIR Theological Institute in Koltushi and St. Mary’s Lutheran Cathedral in St. Petersburg hosted the 3rd class period of the Church Cantor Course from March 27 through April 2, 2023. The course gathered musicians from four of the nine ELCIR deaneries—Karelian, St. Petersburg, Uralic, and Siberian. In Koltushi, Mikhail Levin, … [Read more...]
Church in Koltushi holds youth retreat
From February 23-26, 2023, the Lutheran Church of Koltushi, Leningrad Oblast, held a youth retreat, “The Balance Wheel,” which gathered young people from St. Petersburg and Leningrad Oblast. Bible studies and seminars: • Catechist Sergei Bondarenko: “Spirituality” • Pastor Roman Pavlov: “Health. A Biblical Perspective.” • Yelena Tatti: … [Read more...]
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