“We were very moved, the ice has been broken.” That was the conclusion of Ákos Bukovszky, Assistant for External Affairs at the Baptist Union of Hungary, following an impromptu meeting in the ...

Despite setbacks, things are moving forward. That was the verdict following sessions of the RUECB Council in Moscow on 20 and 21 March. Baptist Union Council meets in Moscow M o s c o w – ...

Striving for Baptist unity not only at the negotiation table, but also out in the snow-covered boondocks. That´s a motto to live by for Pastor Valentin Vasilizhenko (Moscow), Secretary of the ...

“Your attempt to split the fragile fellowship of various religions and confessions committed to the defence of religious freedom will fail.” That was the forecast of Pastor Vitaly Vlasenko (Moscow), ...

There truly are things which function better in Russia than further West. One example are the relations of the Russian Union of Evangelical Christians-Baptists (RUECB) with world bodies such as the ...

Rather than putting major resources into PR, the Baptists of Russia should concentrate their efforts on “mutually strengthening the relations between their congregations”. They should also “plant ...

Peter Anatolovich Lunichkin has been given a lot – which is also why he wants to give. He reports that at times there was no food in the house for him and his six brothers and sisters. So he is ...

On the occasion of the Orthodox Easter on 27 April, Alexius II., the Patriarch of Moscow and all of Russia, greeted Yuri Sipko, the President of the Russian Union of Evangelical Christians-Baptists, ...

On 3 May, the opening service was held in a Moscow Baptist congregation with big plans. It is stated partly in jest that this congregation intends to become a megachurch. Nearly 60 persons attended ...

For the third year in succession, representatives of Russia’s Protestant churches laid wreaths at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier near the walls of the Kremlin on 8 May, one day prior to the Day of ...

“One doesn´t give away the chance of a lifetime!” That was the reaction of Vitaly Vlasenko, the Russian Union of Evangelical Christians-Baptists´ Director for External Church Relations, ...

On 14 May, 100 helpers in white lab coats and an equal number of guests celebrated the „Brotherhood of Compassion’s” 20th birthday in its home congregation: Moscow’s historic Central Baptist Church. ...

Future participants at Moscow´s National Prayer Breakfast will need to be ready for Moscow´s most drawn-out breakfast. That was one upshot of Pastor Vitaly Vlasenko´s attendance at ...

The re-election of Valentin Vasilizhenko (Moscow) as Secretary of the "Public Council" (Obshestvenii Soviet) for the next two years at its Moscow session on 27 May rings in a new, second phase of its ...

Things may seem dire for Protestants in the heavily-Orthodox, south-western Russian region of Belgorod, but that is not the entire picture. It is true, as reported in the “New York Times” on 24 ...

An exuberant reception by three government offices marked the first visit to Russia from 16 to 18 June of the Baptist World Alliance’s new General-Secretary, the Jamaican Neville Callam. Sergey ...

“Relations between the Baptists of Eastern and Western Europe are more fraternal now.” That was the assessment of the Englishman Dr. Tony Peck, General-Secretary of the 1949-founded European Baptist ...

Only six of the 24 congregations belonging to the Russian Union of Evangelical Christians-Baptists (RUECB) located within Moscow city limits own their own premises. That’s major progress compared to ...

„Our room to manoeuvre is decreasing.“ That was the conclusion of retired high-school teacher Klaus Schilbach (Krefeld) following his 12th visit to a partner congregation in Ulyanovsk/Volga region. ...

Mobile property moves more – at least in the summer. That was one conclusion resulting from an evangelistic event on an excursion liner in the middle of Moscow on 10 July. Host was the 40-member, ...