ELCIR Sunday school teachers met together for three days at St. Mary’s Lutheran Cathedral in St. Petersburg to share best practices and learn the Godly Play® methodology. The 18 teachers came from Karelia, Lomonosov, Moscow, St. Petersburg, Udmurtia, and Yoshkar-Ola. The three wonderful days strengthened St. Mary’s Sunday school and upgraded the … [Read more...]
One day in the life of Theological Institute students
On November 17, 2022, third- and fourth-year students attended a lecture of Rev. Mikhail Ivanov, MTh, on the synoptic Gospels at St. Mary’s Lutheran Cathedral of St. Petersburg. The lecture was followed by a class in the history of Christian art taught by Zinaida Lourié, Cand. Sc. (History), at the State Hermitage Museum. As they went from one room … [Read more...]
TICI Hosts Reformation Day Conference
On October 29, 2020, the Theological Institute of The Church of Ingria in Koltushi, Leningrad Oblast, hosted the annual Reformation Day International Theological Conference. The conference opened with a worship service in the Institute’s chapel. The conference was live-streamed to the VK.com group of TICI. Program: - Greetings of Bishop … [Read more...]
Module 6 of Child & Youth Worker Course
From January 24 to 26, 2020, the Theological Institute of The Church of Ingria conducted Module 6 of the course for child & youth workers. Here is what Tatiana Liukonen who attended the class had to say: “As always, we enriched ourselves spiritually, we learned new things, shared ideas, and discussed important things.” During class we discussed … [Read more...]