Zhigulin and Co

On June 25th St. Petersburg group  Zhigulin and Co began its work on the new album Pastorale under support of Concordia Foundation. The group is playing their own type of the acoustic underground with some elements of  folk songs. Their music is peaceful and harmonious, and their melodies, simple at first site, are genuine and [...]

Biblical calendars in Eastern Siberia

In a process of cooperation with Lutheran churches in Krasnoyarsk region of  Eastern Siberia Concordia Foundation sent Biblical calendars to deacon Vjacheslav Shadrin in Munisinsk town. It is many thousands miles from St. Petersburg. Deacon Vjacheslav worked activly with calendars distribution in Krasnoyarsk Region. Thirty Biblical calendars were distributed in Ermakovskaja village. Very soon it [...]

Two publications in Advent season

Recently Concordia Foundation published Wall Biblical calendar. This special edition is for general public with Evangelical purpose. For each month was prepared attractive picture. Biblical verses were put on the page of each month of calendar figures (see picture). Sergey Martynjuk who in the charge of prison ministry in Karelia Republic said that this Calendar [...]

Splinters of Distorting Mirror

“Kinship with God is offered to the man, yet the man stubbornly claims kin with the animals trying to find some suitable place for himself in their pedigree”. P. Prokhorov “My faraway childhood leaves an old oriental fairy-tale as one of its vivid remembrances. A jinn had a magic mirror to help him see various [...]

When God Is Near. Singers Poets About Christ

The idea of this project was born one St. Petersburg snow winter when songs of two students from Lutheran Theological seminary, Olesja Invarovskaya and Pavel Malinov were being recorded in the studio of St. Mikhail church. It seems that they were very simple and performed not very professionally, but they were sung so sincerely and [...]

As God is near… Visit to Kolbino Lutheran Church

In accordance with work over the Project Musical Gospel the Team of volunteers of Concordia Foundation recently visited Kolbino Lutheran Church. Kolbino is a small village in suburb of St. Petersburg and its church was reconstructed several years ago. It is beautiful wooden high building and inside is resemble of Noah Ark. This maybe was [...]

Message of Hope for 2010

Biblical Desk Calendar for 2010 published by LHM office in Russia is embodiment of hope. All texts are in Russian. Twelve full color pages plus cover. Size 105 X 170 mm. Each page will have small picture of nature or some artful picture from St. Petersburg famous museums. Each front page will contain picture and [...]

Trust in the Lord

“Trust in the Lord and do good, …” These verses from Psalm 37:3-5 are on the front side of the flayer that LHM-office in Russia is distributing during last few months. This very attractive flayer is inviting people to joint in study the Bible with help of Bible Correspondence Courses. Backside of this flayer contains [...]