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1000 Days of Resilience and Faith: A Prayer for Peace and Justice
On November 20, at the initiative of the Lutheran World Federation (LWF), a commemoration of the 1000th day since the start of the Russian-Ukrainian war took place. During a joint prayer led by Dr. Ireneusz Lukas, the LWF Regional Secretary for Europe, clergy, church representatives, and LWF partners reflected on the courage and resilience of ...
22.11.2024
The Kyiv community is visiting Finland
Pastor Ihor Shemigon, together with the faithful of the Kyiv congregation of St. Martin, visited Finland, where they presented their ministry in Kyiv, conducted liturgies, and met with local parishioners to establish partnerships.
18.11.2024
The GELCU) participated in the European Regional Conference of the Lutheran World Federation
At the Annual European Conference of the Lutheran World Federation in Prague, challenges of ministry during wartime were discussed. Pastor Dmytro Tsolin from Ukraine presented a report titled "Faith in Times of War," which generated particular interest.
03.11.2024
Help from the Czech Republic
"Let each man give just-as he proposes in his heart; not out of sorrow or out of necessity; for God loves a joyful giver." 2Co 9:7 A generous Easter donation from the believers of the Silesian Church of the Evangelical-Augsburg Confession in the Czech Republic made it possible to purchase 204 certificates for the Easter ...
18.06.2024
The Week of Prayer for Christian Unity in Kharkiv
On January 14-16, prayer meetings devoted to the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity were held in Kharkiv, in which Bishop Pavlo Shvarts of the GELCU, Bishop Pavlo Honcharuk, the Bishop Ordinary of the Kharkiv-Zaporizhzhia Diocese of the Roman Catholic Church, Bishop Vasyl (Tuchapets), the head of the Kharkiv Exarchate of the Ukrainian of the ...
16.01.2024
Christmas market in Odessa
From December 22 to 28, the Lutheran Church of St. Paul in Odessa held the traditional Christmas market was held. An intense cultural program with performances of professional and beginner musicians, a food court and stalls with Christmas decorations and handmade crafts awaited residents and visitors of Odessa. The exhibition "Material culture of ...
09.01.2024
Christmas 2023
Odessa Kyiv, St. Catharine Kyiv, St. Martin Kharkov Zhytomyr Vinnytsia Bila Tserkva Zaporozhye Krivoy Rog Lviv Petrodolynskoe Novohradkovka Ivano-Frankivsk, Holy Trinity Reformed Church Pidhaychyky, St. Andrew Reformed Church
26.12.2023
Ukraine: LWF and UNHCR renovate apartments in Kharkiv
Saltovka in Northern Kharkiv made headlines in 2022, when rockets fired by the Russian Federation hit residential areas, killing civilians and destroying hundreds of homes. The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) and the United Nations refugee agency (UNHCR) have launched a project to renovate some of these homes. After a successful pilot phase, ...
16.11.2023
220th anniversary of lutheranism in Odessa
On October 28-29, the congregation of Saint Paul in Odesa celebrated its 220th anniversary. Its history began with the appointment of the first pastor Christian Heinrich Pfersdorff in 1803 for the already existing congregation of evangelical believers in Odessa, whose congregants were mainly German settlers. The celebration began with a grand ...
31.10.2023
LWF Assembly`s Public Statement on the War Against Ukraine
As the Thirteenth Assembly of The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) meets in the city of Kraków, Poland, it is keenly aware that there is a war going on in the neighboring country, Ukraine. The LWF Assembly condemns the brutal attack of the Russian Federation against Ukraine, which is contrary to international law. We are appalled by the ...
04.10.2023
Thanksgiving Day 2023
Kyiv, St. Cathrine`s Kyiv, St. Martin Odesa Kharkiv Petrodolynske and Novohradkivka Zaporizhzhya Poltava Kremenchuk Berdiansk Vinnitsia Kryvyy Rih Zhytomyr Holy Trinity Reformed church (Ivano-Frankivsk) St. Andrew`s Reformed church (Pidhaychyky, Ivano-Frankivsk oblast)
03.10.2023
Bishop Pavlo consecrated the regional humanitarian office of the LWF
On October 2, Bishop Pavlo Schwartz of GELCU consecrated the regional humanitarian office of the Lutheran World Federation in Kharkiv with a word and a prayer. Its employees are engaged in humanitarian projects in the city and region. In particular, with financial support from the United Nations and close cooperation with local self-government ...
02.10.2023