Krasnoyarsk
Vitaly Moor from Tomsk,
Thomas Graf Grote from Shelekhov (Irkutsk), and Pastor Dmitry
Schweitz from Abakan came at the invitation of the Dean, Pastor
Vladimir Vinogradov from Omsk. Anastasia Razinkova (responsible for
children and youth ministry in the region) and Viktor Zubkov from the
Bishop's office also arrived from Omsk, while Andrey Masiorev, having
blessed a week earlier as a preacher for the Abakan congregation,
also was in attendance. From the Krasnoyarsk congregation, in
addition to Pastor Gleb Pivovarov, there was Tatyana Serebrova, who
is responsible for women's ministry in ELCUSFE, and Olga Wagner,
church council president.
The reason to get together
was to meet as a group with two guests from the Hermannsburg Mission,
Helmut Grimmsmann (Asia Secretary) and Director Michael Thiel. They
spoke about developments in the Mission over the past few years and
also spoke about their plans for continuing cooperation. Director
Thiel, who was in Russia for the first time, shared his impressions
of the life of our church and expressed his thankfulness to those who
serve in it. The rest of the time was spent hearing reports from the
regions, sharing news and discussing current issues. It was agreed
upon that such meeting increase the effectiveness of our
congregations' ministries.
The meeting took place on
a Sunday and that allowed guests to take part in worship and in
fellowship with the congregation; that allowed everyone to get better
acquainted with the life of the Krasnoyarsk congregation.
On that evening everyone
returned to their places of service; we hope that such fruitful
meetings will serve the further development of the congregations of
our deanery. May the Lord bless our congregations and all its
ministers!
Dmitry Schweitz, Abakan
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