The renovation at St. John the Baptist Congregation in St. Petersburg is in full swing! Thanks be to God that we'll be able to meet in a nice and clean space soon! Photo gallery: VK … [Read more...]
Bishop Laptev Attends Victory Parade in St. Petersburg
On June 24, 2020, heads of religious organizations in St. Petersburg attended the festive military parade in Palace Square celebrating the 75th anniversary of the Victory in the Great Patriotic War (1941-1945). Bishop Laptev represented The Church of Ingria. Source and photos: VK … [Read more...]
New Catechist and New Member in St. Michael’s Church, St. Petersburg
St. Michael’s Congregation, St. Petersburg, June 14, 2020: Today on the first Sunday after Trinity, our congregation saw two joyful events: the installation of Aleksei Savonchik as a catechist and the confirmation of Aleksandr Shuklin. Both young church members Aleksei and Aleksandr joined St. Michael’s Congregation almost at the same time last … [Read more...]
New Address of ELCIR Central Office
By Bishop Ivan Laptev The premises of St. John the Baptist Congregation at Bolshaya Konyushennaya 4-6-8, St. Petersburg, are under renovation. This will be the permanent working space of the secretary and human resources manager, the accountants, the lawyer, the property manager, the Central Office manager, and – on a co-working basis – the … [Read more...]
St. Michael’s Congregation in St. Petersburg Re-Unites in Worship on Trinity Sunday
Message from St. Michael’s Congregation in St. Petersburg “Today, on Trinity Sunday, June 7, 2020, St. Michael’s Congregation met together again! We hadn’t seen each other for two and a half months, so much the greater was the joy of the congregants meeting with their pastor, for he had been speaking his sermons in an empty and cold church all that … [Read more...]