From July 26-28, 2024, St. Luke’s Lutheran Church of Rzhev, Tver Oblast, held a family retreat on the topic “My Cross.” On the first day, the participants had a great time connecting with each other and having Bible studies in different age groups. After an excursion to the town of Staritsa to see its beautiful churches and the Museum of … [Read more...]
Pastor Valeri and Natalia Antipov facilitate seminars on family and marriage
On March 16 and 17, 2024, Velmema Lutheran Church in Saransk, Mordovia, hosted seminars on premarital and family relationships. The presenters were Pastor Valeri and Natalia Antipov, ELCIR family work coordinators. The youth cluster discussed what love and marriage are, the goals and tasks of marriage according to the Bible and men’s and … [Read more...]
Southern Deanery ministers meet in Borisoglebsk
From January 9-10, 2024, the Lutheran Church of Borisoglebsk, Voronezh Oblast, hosted a meeting of the ELCIR Southern Deanery. Dean Antipov updated the participants on the state of affairs in the deanery and the other ministers shared in more detail about the life of their churches. Bishop Laptev taught a seminar on discipleship. Pastor Camp gave a … [Read more...]
Church ministers go on retreat with Bishop Laptev in Kudama
From November 7-9, 2023, ELCIR ministers gathered for a retreat with Bishop Ivan Laptev in Kudama, Karelia. The retreat was organized by Holy Spirit Lutheran Church, Petrozavodsk, Karelia. The program included Bible studies taught by Bishop Laptev, prayer together and outdoor activities. The team also visited Martial Waters, Russia's first … [Read more...]
Lutheran Church of Rzhev holds family retreat
From July 21-23, 2023, the Lutheran Church of Rzhev, Tver Oblast, held its annual family retreat. The event gathered more than 50 people from the Lutheran churches in Moscow, Kingisepp, Velikiye Luki, Nizhny Novgorod, Koltushi, Tver, Severodvinsk, and Rzhev. This year’s topic was Obraz (the Russian for “image,” “form,” “a way to do … [Read more...]
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