ELCER takes part in a Conference Held by the Russian Academy of Science European Institute

Moscow, Russia
 On June 2nd in the Russian Academy of Science European Institute the 6th conference “The Religious Factor in the Social-Political Life of Russia and the Countries of the European Union” was held. 
  “The most important result for us was coming to an understanding of the religious variety of our country.” This is how Roman Lunkin, the leader of the Center for the Study of Religious and Social Issues in the Russian Academy of Science European Institute, summarized the results of the conference. “We respect all the Churches and denominations and we try to bring the Russian Orthodox Church, evangelical movements, the Evangelical Lutheran Church in European Russia and the Catholic Church together for dialog,” he added. 
  The participants of the meeting were representatives of all the traditional religions of Russia. They analyzed the role of religious organizations in social-political conflicts, in social ministry and charity work. The representative of the ELCER was Julia Vinogradov, the press coordinator of the ELCER. She spoke about the social ministry of the ELCER. 
"Specter” press bureau