On March 9, 2021, Haapakangas Lutheran Congregation in Yukki, Leningrad Oblast, hosted a meeting of the ELCIR St. Petersburg Deanery. Bishop Ivan Laptev talked about the life of the Church during the pandemic and about the implementation of the ELCIR development strategy, giving the examples of several congregations. Rev. Yevgeni Mikhailov, … [Read more...]
Rev. Mikhailov Visits Church Hill
On January 5, 2021, Rev. Yevgeni Mikhailov, senior pastor of the Lutheran Church of Pushkin, St. Petersburg, who also serves the Lempaala Parish in Steklyanny, Leningrad Oblast, visited Tserkovny kholm ("the Church Hill") where the parish church stood from 1611 to 1935. (Click to enlarge picture at left.) Today, the memorial cross that was erected … [Read more...]