From January 4-6, 2024, the Lutheran Church of Rzhev, Tver Oblast, held a Christmas retreat, gathering laypeople and ministers from the ELCIR congregations in Kingisepp, Nizhny Novgorod, Rzhev, Tver, and Velikiye Luki. Thanks be to God for a very warm meeting in spite of the trying cold weather. The program included hearing God's Word, singing … [Read more...]
Bishop Laptev Introduces New Dean as Moscow Deanery Clergy Meet Online
By Rev. Yaroslav Boichenko, Dean of the ELCIR Moscow Deanery Thanks be to God! “Behold, how good and pleasant it is when brothers dwell in unity! It is like the precious oil on the head, running down on the beard, on the beard of Aaron.” (Ps. 133:1-2, ESV) On January 25-26, 2021, Bishop Ivan Laptev, Southern Region Dean Valeri Antipov, and … [Read more...]
Harvest Day Celebrations
Photos showing Church of Ingria congregations celebrating a Harvest Festival on October 4, 2020. Click here to see photo gallery … [Read more...]
Brother in Christ Confirmed in Velikiye Luki
We are happy to share our joy about the confirmation of Valeri which took place at St. Mark’s Lutheran Congregation in Velikiye Luki, ca. 450 km west of Moscow, on February 23, 2020. God’s blessings! Original news post in Russian on vk.com … [Read more...]