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First meeting of the ecumenical club
As part of the work to expand ecumenical ties in Odessa, on September 15, the first meeting of the ecumenical club of the Community of St. Paul was held. It consisted of a lecture “The Problem of Dehumanization and the Orthodox-Lutheran Dialogue”, which was given by a candidate of philosophical sciences, associate professor of the Faculty of ...
18.09.2023
Nina Knutas was wounded in Zmiyivka
The Chairman of the Council of the Lutheran Community of the village of Zmievka and a member of the presidium of the Synod of GELCU, Nina Knutas, was injured by debris during shelling from the Russian occupation forces. At the hospital, the wreckage was removed and moderate barotrauma was diagnosed. Nina refused further hospitalization and was ...
13.09.2023
Opening of the festival named after Teophil Richter
On Sunday, September 10, the opening of the XI festival of organ music named after Teophil Richter in St. Paul Lutheran church in Odessa. It was launched in 2012 and has been held annually, except last year. The festival is named after the organist of St. Paul's Church, who was shot by the Soviet authorities in 1941, the father of ...
11.09.2023
Seminar on homiletics
On August 29-31, a homiletic (preaching) course seminar was held in the church center of the village of Petrodolynske for the ministers of GELCU. This course is designed both for experienced ministers of the Church and for those who are just planning to become a preacher During three days, the participants of the seminar discussed the key ...
03.09.2023
Renewal of partnership with the House of Mercy
We would like to inform you about the restoration of partnership relations between GELCU and NGO "House of Mercy". The organization works with homeless people in Kyiv: maintains shelters for those without a home, and restores documents for further socialization. The newly appointed executive director is pastor Ihor Shemigon (third from the ...
21.08.2023
Hasty and unadvisable decision. Open letter to the LCMS
We were surprised and outraged to learn that on July 30, 2023, at the convention of the Lutheran Church - Missouri Synod, an agreement was signed on the altar and pulpit fellowship with the so-called "Evangelical Lutheran Church of Ukraine". Our surprise was caused by the lack of clarity on the Church body the agreement had been signed with. ...
02.08.2023
Bible Investigator
From June 26 to the 30, the congregation of Novohradkivka village hosted the first Ukrainian speaking camp in 22 seasons of its existence. We are very grateful to all volunteers and workers for their efforts and creativity to make our children happy. This year, the "Gloria" camp had an interesting theme. The idea of a detective agency ...
07.07.2023
The Synod and the conference for the presidents of Councils
According to the new edition of the Constitution of GELCU, congregations are represented at the Synod exclusively by the presidents of Councils. Therefore, it made sense to combine the regular Synod meeting and the conference for the presidents of congregations’ Councils. In total, the presidents of Councils (or legally approved proxy ...
09.05.2023
Easter 2023
Kyiv, St. Catherine`s Kyiv, St. Matrin`s Kharkiv Odessa Shostka Berdyansk Krivoy Rog Poltava Vinnitsia Novogradkivka Petrodolynskoe Zhytomyr Bile Tserkva Kremenchug Zaporozhye Pidhaychiki, St. Andrew`s Reformed Church Zmiivka
10.04.2023
Joint prayer for peace with German bishop during Odessa visit
Last week, the leading bishop of the United Evangelical Lutheran Church of Germany (VELKD), Ralf Meister, together with the executive director of the German National Committee of the Lutheran World Federation (GNK/LWB), Norbert Denecke, visited the congregation of the German Evangelical Lutheran Church of Ukraine (GELCU) in Odessa. Here they were ...
24.03.2023
LWF expands operations in Kharkiv
Repair broken homes, supply relief goods, and care for traumatized people; these are the plans for the Lutheran World Federation (LWF) work in Kharkiv, Ukraine. On 11 March 2023, LWF Ukraine country representative Mark Mullan and LWF Ukraine response coordinator Josef Pfattner, together with Bishop Pavlo Shvarts of the German Evangelical Church ...
10.03.2023
New preachers
In recent months, two people joined the ranks of GELCU ministers. On November 11, 2022, Maxim Perevoznyi was blessed for the ministry in the congregation “Salvation” in Shostka , and on February 19, 2023, Alexander Napreienko was blessed in the congregation of St. Martin in Kyiv. A preacher is a volunteer, who has been delegated the authority ...
03.03.2023