SLMS Newsletter – December 2019
С Рождеством! – Merry Christmas!
. . . From the Save the Seminary Campaign and the Lutheran Theological Seminary in Novosibirsk, Siberia. For many years, the Christmas bells of Lutheran churches in Russia were silenced by a repressive government. Today, after the fall of Soviet Communism, the Lutheran Church is being restored with the help of Missouri Synod Lutherans throughout …
$1 Million Milestone
Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, Thank you for supporting the restoration of the Lutheran Church in Russia! We have surpassed our first major milestone and announce that we have received in donations and commitments over $1 million towards the $7 million goal to permanently fund the Lutheran Theological Seminary in Novosibirsk, Siberia, Russia. The endowment is …
Letters From Siberia – March 3, 2019
Dear Robert [Keifer, SLMS Treasurer], Thank you very much for your help! Today I served the liturgy (the last Sunday before Great Lent) in Novosibirsk, and other priests were in the travels. Rev. Pavel Khramov was in Novokuznetsk. Rev. Alexey Streltsov was in Chelyabinsk (where he came from Beloretsk — as we have the mission …
Matching Funds Now Available for Seminary Endowment Gifts
Unexpected Matching Fund Donation ignites new incentive among the friends and supporters of the young Lutheran Seminary in Novosibirsk, Siberia. Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church, Snohomish, WA has kicked off the New Year with a $60,000 matching gift donation for the Novosibirsk Seminary. Beginning February 1 through March 15, up to $60,000 in donations …
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Zion Lutheran Church of Bridgeville, PA Hosts SLMS Presentation
Zion Lutheran Church of Bridgeville, PA hosted Rev. Alexey Streltsov and Dr. Timothy Quill of the Siberian Lutheran Mission Society on Saturday, January 5, 2019. About seventy Lutherans from the area attended a luncheon and presentation followed by an Epiphany worship service. Streltsov, who was raised as an atheist in the waning years of the …
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