Ukraine

Mission District

Organized Free Methodist Churches: 1
FMC Membership: 23

Origins

The Wenatchee, WA, Free Methodist Church began sending doctors and dentists to Rivne in the early 1990s through Ukraine Medical Teams. These teams served as the medical staff during children’s camps at a large state-operated facility. All children attend one of these camps at least once during childhood. The city government then requested that the Free Methodist Church begin a long-term work in Rivne.

Present Ministries

Free Methodist World Missions partners with the Ukrainian missionary team in Rivne, officially registered as “Mayak Nadii,” which means Lighthouse of Hope. Because of this registration, the mission team has freedom to carry out a multitude of religious activities anywhere in Ukraine.

The church in Rivne is based on simple, easily reproducible concepts. Emphasis is placed on “going,” “developing new relationships,” and “discipling new believers” under the guidance of the Holy Spirit. As a result, new small groups have begun in several villages in outlying areas.

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