[dsc]

“There are many Lutheran missionaries in Russia.”

I still say that the Russian Orthodox Church would not react well if they started trying to make converts among the Orthodox.

“Granted, they are in historically Lutheran areas, and in Siberia.”

Well, there you go.

“And as an Orthodox once told me, they have a history with the Lutherans there that goes back to Catherine the Great.”

And that history is not all kissy-face and kittens.

[GoldenState_Rose]

see post 25.

[MarMema]

The Russian Orthodox are not as humanistic as the many protestant churches - they believe God is big enough to guide someone through the door of the right church.

I converted while there and and spent much time there in the 90's.

These are two very different approaches to Christianity and because of the strong history of the Orthodox church there, Russians mostly wish other missionaries would just go home. '

[Jacob Kell]

Historically, Lutheranism is Russia was mainly a ethnic German and Ingrian Finn religion, however, lately it has a number of followers from other ethnic groups as well-Komi, Mordvins even a few Russians and maybe Volga Tatars.

https://biblicalstudies.org.uk/pdf/rss/31-4_367.pdf