On March 31 - April 2, the founding conference of the Russian Evangelical Alliance was held in the Moscow region with the participation of representatives of the Baptist, Pentecostal, Lutheran and United Methodist churches.

In April, Bishop of Nizhny Novgorod and Arzamas Georgy (Danilov) appealed to the administration of the Diveevsky district with a request to ban the sale of religious objects and spiritual literature near the Holy Trinity Seraphim-Diveevsky Monastery. He believes that publications that are sold near the walls of the monastery by private individuals often contain various superstitions.

In April, Voronezh Muslims decided to resume their struggle for permission to build a mosque in the city. In 1998, the Muslim community was refused a corresponding appeal to the regional administration. Moreover, at the same time, the construction of an Islamic cultural center was frozen, and the rights to the land plot were transferred to another contractor.

In the Perm region, a scandal erupted around the property of the Ministry of Defense. The disbandment of the local institute of missile forces is nearing completion, and the question arises of the building's future ownership. It is not clear from the text of the message of the news agency "New Region - Perm" what are the plans of the military in relation to the building being vacated by the institute.