On the 3rd Sunday in Advent December 11, 2022 Aleksei Heglund (Lutheran Congregation of Ruskeala, Karelia) and Yefim Romanenko (Sts. Peter and Paul Lutheran Congregation of Moscow) were ordained into the Office of Pastor at the Lutheran Congregation of Koltushi, Leningrad Oblast. We wish the brothers to bear good fruit as they serve unto the glory … [Read more...]
Holy Trinity Church of Moscow Hosts Initial Theological Course
From February 11-13, 2022, Holy Trinity Lutheran Church in Moscow hosted the classes of the Dogmatics Module of the ELCIR Initial Theological Course. The course was attended by 13 participants from Moscow (Sts. Peter and Paul, Holy Trinity), Tver, and the Udmurt Republic. Some of them had attended the Initial Theological Course earlier and came … [Read more...]
Servants’ Conference in Moscow
From November 11-12, 2021, the servants of the ELCIR Moscow Deanery met together for a servants’ conference at Holy Trinity Lutheran Congregation of Moscow. Motto: “Be Faithful!” During a roundtable discussion, the clergymen and lay servants made plans for their ministries in 2022. Participants & presentations: Bishop Ivan Laptev, “The … [Read more...]
Initial Theological Course Taught in Moscow
From January 24 through 26, 2020, the Holy Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Congregation in Moscow hosted the sessions of Module 2 & 3 of the Initial Theological Course for laypeople and clergymen from the ELCIR Moscow Deanery. The course is offered by the Theological Institute of The Church of Ingria and is taught extramurally. The presenters … [Read more...]