From July 14-17, 2022, the Lutheran Church of Toksovo, Leningrad Oblast, held a children’s meeting on the topic of King David. The camp had three different age groups, each having their own counselor and activity schedule. During the three days, the participants learned about the life of David and how he is related to Jesus Christ. The … [Read more...]
Toksovo Lutherans sing through church hymnal in less than one year
Members of the Lutheran Church of Toksovo, Leningrad Oblast, completed their Hymnal in One Year marathon! They started meeting to sing in September and on July 13, 2022 sang the final chorales from the ELCIR Hymnal! Thanks be to God for making this possible and for each person who came to sing together with us! Original post in Russian … [Read more...]
Toksovo Lutheran Church celebrates St. John’s Day
The attached photos show the celebration of St. John’s Day at the Lutheran Church of Toksovo, Leningrad Oblast, on June 25, 2022. The divine service was celebrated by the senior pastor of the church Rev. Aleksei Uimanen and Rev. Dean Ivan Hutter of the ELCIR St. Petersburg Deanery. Rev. Mikhail Ivanov, senior pastor of St. Mary’s Cathedral in St. … [Read more...]
Music Festival of The Church of Ingria held in St. Petersburg
On April 23, 2022, St. Mary’s Lutheran Cathedral of St. Petersburg hosted a music festival which gathered congregational choirs from the St. Petersburg and West Ingrian Deaneries of the ELCIR, located in the St. Petersburg urban area and Leningrad Oblast. Opening the event, Bishop Emeritus Arri Kugappi offered a homily about spiritual vigilance. … [Read more...]
Wycliffe Russia Speaks at Church of Toksovo
On December 12, 2021, Maria from Wycliffe Russia, a mission of Bible translators in partnership with Wycliffe Bible Translators, spoke at the Lutheran Church of Toksovo, Leningrad Oblast, about how one can participate in the work of the mission and showed a short film. We keep this ministry in our prayers! Original post in Russia & photos … [Read more...]