The Eurasia Blog

The Gospel being shared through sacred music in Russia

In the beginning of 2012, Rev. Yaroslav Boychenko, a pastor with the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Ingria in Russia, has had many opportunities for sharing the Gospel, especially through sacred music.

LCMS present at the installation of superintendent in Prague [via the Witness, Mercy, Life Together blog]

The Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod was present at the installation of Rev. Marian Čop as Superintendent of the Evangelical Church of the Augsburg Confession in the Czech Republic. An LCMS missionary, Rev. Tony Booker serves as pastor of the English-speaking congregation at the same church.

GEO Missionary Melissa Karges helps to lead a Lutheran weekend retreat

GEO Missionary Melissa Karges was one of eight leaders from her school who spent a weekend at a Lutheran religion camp with 14 high school students. The leaders presented devotions, discussion groups, games, and activities.

Lutheran school in Hungary celebrates 20 years since reopening

Sándor Péterfy Lutheran Educational Center in Győr, Hungary, celebrated the 20th anniversary since its post-Communism reopening in 1992. LCMS GEO missionary Sarah Berta-Somogyi has been a teacher there for almost four years.