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Eastern Europe's Evangelical Hub

A scholar discusses the development of evangelicalism in Ukraine.

Interview by Susan Wunderink | posted 1/29/2008 08:20AM

Catherine Wanner, associate professor of history and religious studies at Penn State, first went to Ukraine in 1990 to research the nation-building process, and ended up seeing that Ukrainians' attention ...

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David

Posted: February 02, 2008 4:26 PM


My wife is from Ukraine and became a Christian by going to an english camp (to help learn the english language) set up by Minnesotans. We are so thankful for the missionarys and summer trippers that go there to spread the gospel. Great article!

Marji

Posted: February 01, 2008 8:06 PM

I have been blessed with 4 trips to the wonderful people of the Ukraine with my friend who is a Family Life Educator. People come by the hundreds to a theater that we rent and advertise her meetings For the Family. Ukraine people are so thirsty for good teaching on the Family and it easily transitions into scripture lessons to make it all gell together for them. Then they ask to be baptised and form many church groups. Evanglism is so easy there. Their hearts are so open to God and His word.

Joe	Posted: January 31, 2008 12:36 PM


An interesting and informative interview to be sure! But sorely missing from the discussion is the influence that Kiev Theological Seminary (http://www.ktsonline.org/new/) has also had in the area. KTS is an extension of Talbot School of Theology (La Mirada, CA).

Andrew D.

Posted: January 31, 2008 10:23 AM


Dear Johann and dear John I cannot agree with you and your judgemental attitude towards Evangelcalism in the Ukraine. If you do not consider Baptists and Pentecostals as brothers in Christ, what business are you doing reading CHRISTIANITY TODAY? Further, do read the whole Biblical Epistle of 1 John as you don't seem to love the brothers very much. Yours sincerely, Andrew D. (Rome, ITALY)

PNGer

Posted: January 30, 2008 7:53 PM

While I disagree with the last gentleman's opinion that the Pentecostals and Baptists are cults, the type of church that even this article mislabels as "evangelical" are many times less than evangelical. Let's get our terms straight. Just because a church is growing and has passion does not make it evangelical. We need to be praying for sound doctrine, not for the success of the prosperity Gospel of Mr. Adelaja's church. Let's get our passion behind sound, Bible-preaching churches and look for those numbers.

Kozak

Posted: January 30, 2008 1:58 PM

My father was Ukrainian, and I've been there 4 times. Since you focus on evangelical Protestantism, you fail to mention that Ukraine has always been a stronghold of faith relative to Russia. In 1946 when the Ukrainian Catholic Church was liquidated, there were plenty who accepted martyrdom or the Gulag rather than compromise their faith. Thus, even after years of Communist oppression of Christianity, there was likely more fertile ground there for a resurgence of Christianity than in other areas.

Johann

Posted: January 30, 2008 8:42 AM


I hope the Russians crack down on foreign cults like the Pentecostals and Baptists. These people are nothing more than spiritual imperialists.

Joel	Posted: January 29, 2008 7:20 PM

How very sad that there is absolutely no mention of the Orthodox Church nor, it seems, any attempt to acknowledge the Orthodox believers who suffered and died as martyrs under Communism and who kept the faith alive during those dark days. It is as if they do not exist. Evangelicals would do well to explore the historical roots of their Christian faith. Perhaps they would find themselves evangalized by the Church that has existed in Russia for over 1000 years!

John	Posted: January 29, 2008 6:28 PM


How very, very sad to read about the tares being sown in Eastern Europe that will be reaped by antichrist. O Lord, save Thy People and bless Thy Inheritance. Grant victory to the Orthodox Christians over their enemies, and by virtue of Thy Cross, preserve Thy commonwealth.

RJR_fan

Posted: January 29, 2008 1:17 PM


I had the pleasure of spending two weeks in Ukraine in 1992. One of the high points of my life.

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