The Eurasia Blog

Musicians share the Gospel with an Ascension Day recital in Rzhev, Russia

Alexey Zubtsov — Thu, 30 May 2013 08:22:56 +0000

This post was shared by Darya Shkurlyatyeva, choir leader at Sts. Peter and Paul Lutheran Church in Moscow, part of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Ingria in Russia (ELCIR), and coordinator of music projects for the LCMS in Russia. Darya is an accomplished musician (cello, viola da gamba, organ) and a journalist in the area of music.

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Watch about the work of the LCMS-supported mobile medical trailer in Kyrgyzstan!

Stephanie Jones — Wed, 29 May 2013 08:21:50 +0000

The LCMS has supported a mobile medical and dental trailer in the country of Kyrgyzstan for more than a decade, during which it has served the needs of more than 240,000 people. Recently, while the trailer and its staff were serving the community of Progress, Kyrgyzstan, the staff shared about the impact this work has had on the country and the church.

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Deaconess Juli Hirsch volunteers in Silesia

Stephanie Jones — Tue, 28 May 2013 10:40:08 +0000

I volunteer at a place called EDEN, which is a combination of a school, and an after-school place for mentally and physically handicapped adults.I often work one on one with clients who do not speak much, but who can clearly communicate in other ways. I see my role at Selezka Diaconie as preaching the Gospel by providing care and support where it is needed.

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Youth ministry thrives in southern Siberia

Alexey Zubtsov — Tue, 28 May 2013 09:19:46 +0000

Deacon Vyacheslav Shadrin shares about the recent youth outreach and ministry that has happened in Minusinsk, which is located in southern Siberia, Russia. Deacon Shadrin is a part of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Ingria in Russia, an LCMS partner church.

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Two Pentecost baptisms performed by the Lutheran church in Kazakhstan!

Stephanie Jones — Mon, 27 May 2013 10:40:00 +0000

On Pentecost Sunday, the congregation of Saints Peter and Paul Lutheran Church in Almaty, Kazakhstan, celebrated the calling to faith through the power of the Holy Spirit through Holy Baptism. Pastor Alexander Burthev baptized two people. The congregation also had 15 people confirm their baptismal faith in the rite of confirmation.

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2013 LCMS Convention Report for Eurasia

Stephanie Jones — Fri, 24 May 2013 08:09:11 +0000

The 65th Regular Convention of the LCMS will take place July 20-25, 2013 in St. Louis, Missouri. This assembly gives opportunity for worship, nurture, inspiration, fellowship, and the communication of vital information. One contribution in the Convention Workbook is a report on the Eurasia Region. This post is a reproduction of that report, highlighting the work in Eurasia.

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Theological Education around Eurasia

Stephanie Jones — Wed, 22 May 2013 07:58:49 +0000

The theological education efforts in Eurasia help train an average of 250 full time students and hundreds of other students in collaboration with seven seminaries in the region, including in England, Germany, Russia, Kazakhstan and Latvia.

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Music ministry continues in Nizhny Novgorod, Russia

Alexey Zubtsov — Tue, 21 May 2013 08:18:48 +0000

During the winter and spring of 2013, the ELCIR congregation in Nizhny Novgorod, Russia hosted five outreach concerts of sacred and secular music from the 17th through the 20th century. Rev. Yaroslav Boychenko reached out to a group of high school students, telling them about noted Lutherans from Nizhny Novgorod’s history and sharing the Christian faith.

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Concordia University, Nebraska A Cappella choir tours through Europe

Stephanie Jones — Mon, 20 May 2013 19:27:45 +0000

The Concordia University, Nebraska’s A Capella Choir performed at Trinity Lutheran Church in Frankfurt, Germany on Pentecost Sunday and in various locations in Frankfurt on Pentecost Monday, a holiday in German.

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Diverse student population grows at partner seminary in England

Stephanie Jones — Mon, 20 May 2013 07:55:26 +0000

In August, Westfield House in Cambridge, England, the theological institute for the Evangelical Lutheran Church of England (ELCE), plans to welcome 14 students for studies in the first half of its academic year, a 100% increase over the average of 7 students in the 2012-13 academic year.

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