By Lucinda Borkett-Jones, Christian Today Reports of rebels threatening churches with firing squads, storming church services and holding pastors hostage are just some of the stories that have emerged from rebel-held regions of eastern Ukraine in recent months. The threat to Ukraine’s evangelical churches is a lesser-known aspect of the ongoing political struggle between the pro-Russian separatists…
By Gavin Drake. Church Times Churches in eastern Ukraine held a joint service this week to mourn the deaths of four Christians who were kidnapped in June. The Senior Bishop of the All-Ukrainian Union of Evangelical Christian Churches, the Rt Revd Mikhajlo Panochko, said that pro-Russian militia stormed the Church of the Transfiguration after the…
By Chris Woodward An organization that acts as a bridge between the Western church and believers who are suffering for their faith is exploring ways to help Ukranian Christians and refugees affected by war. Corey Bailey with International Christian Concern says the world should be taking note of the plight of Christians and refugees in…
By Reuben Walker The World Evangelical Alliance (WEA) has called for prayers after 295 people, including 27 Australians, died in the crash of Malaysian Airlines flight MH17 near the Ukrainian Russian border. “We offer our condolences to all the families and friends who have lost love ones,” Dr. Geoff Tunnicliffe, Secretary General of the WEA,…
By Ruth Moon Last year, Ukraine replaced Russia as the third-largest source of international adoptions by American families. Russia had ranked No. 3 or higher since 1999 (see charts below), but recently banned U.S. adoptions, leaving many orphans in limbo. But now, Russia’s controversial annexation of Crimea from Ukraine has stalled all U.S. adoptions from…
By George Thomas KIEV, Ukraine — Ukraine’s acting president Oleksandr Turchynov, a man of deep faith and prayer, is in the center of the storm in Ukraine, but he’s not alone. Turchynov is seeking an increase in the country’s armed services as he has called on parliament to turn Ukraine’s interior ministry troops into a…
By Charles Chandler In the midst of ongoing turmoil that has enormous global significance, God is mightily at work in Ukraine, the nation’s acting president said Wednesday in an exclusive interview for Decision magazine. “Stories of God’s hand abound,” Oleksandr Turchynov, a devout evangelical, said during a private meeting with BGEA Vice President of Crusades Viktor Hamm….
Note: A missionary from missions organization SEND International reports on the evangelical church’s efforts to bring peace and care to the conflict. By PR Web FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich. – For the past several weeks, the eyes of the world have turned to the bloody conflict in Ukraine between government special forces and citizens protesting rampant…
By Christian Today Evangelicals are asking the global Church to pray for Ukraine as Germany warns there is “no solution in sight” to the crisis. The European Evangelical Alliance said the Russian government’s actions had made the task of stabilising the nation and its economy “so much harder”. The EEA is asking Christians around the…
By Timothy C. Morgan Oleksandr Turchynov, a well-known Baptist pastor and top opposition politician in Ukraine, took office on Sunday, Feb. 23, as acting president after the Parliament voted to oust President Yanukovych. The collapse of the Yanukovych regime follows three months of growing protests that exploded in last week’s violence, which claimed more than…