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Helping refugees from Ukraine in Bavaria
Germany ranks second after Poland in terms of the number of Ukrainian refugees taken in. According to the latest data, 967,000 people received temporary protection status in Germany. A significant number of them (115,000) stay in Bavaria. The Evangelical Lutheran Church of Bavaria and organizations related to it have actively helped and continue ...
01.09.2022
Memorial day of the victims of deportations and political repressions
On August 28, congregations of the German Evangelical Lutheran Church of Ukraine traditionally honor the memory of the victims of deportations and political repressions. This year there were no large-scale memorial events because of the war. Nonetheless, members of congregations with German roots remember their history and the tragedy that ...
29.08.2022
The smiles of children from Novogradkivka
A lady from Germany, whom I sent a photo from the camp, wrote to me: "How joyful it is to see the smiles of children from Ukraine." And indeed, today every child's smile is of the highest value. Bringing joy to children in the midst of the difficult reality in Ukraine is one of the reasons why we decided to hold the camp. Children lack ...
26.08.2022
Summer Conference for Ministers
Even though the Synod, where four Reformed congregations were to be admitted to the GELCU, had to be postponed because of the war, close cooperation and fraternal communion continue and are strengthened in various areas, including education. A regular joint conference of ministers of NELCU and CREC was held on August 2-5 in the city of Rivne. Its ...
09.08.2022
Meeting with the WCC delegation
As Russia’s war against Ukraine continues for a sixth month, a WCC delegation led by WCC acting general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Ioan Sauca visited Ukraine to listen to the representatives of local churches, as well as state institutions working with religious issues, and to ensure the participation of the Ukraine’s churches at the upcoming WCC ...
05.08.2022
Summer camp in Subcarpathia
We, the Reformed Church of the Holy Trinity together with the Children's Center "Nazareth", and with the support of the Church of Christ the Savior in Rivne and other congregations of the Communion of Reformed Evangelical Churches, run summer camps every summer. In July we usually organize a tent camp, which is something the children look forward ...
01.08.2022
Loving your neighbor
An example of the ministry to refugees of the Evangelical Church of the Augsburg Confession in Slovakia. While at home in Ukraine, we often hear statistics about women and children leaving Ukraine. People flee the country, trying to save their lives and the lives of their children. We also read about neighboring states of Ukraine hosting ...
31.07.2022
“Summer school” in Rivne
On July 4-16, a day children's camp "Summer School" took place based on the "Svitlo" Christian alternative school in Rivne, the principal of which, Serhiy Terentiev, is also a pastor of the “God's Covenant” Reformed Evangelical Church in Rivne. The first week of the camp was colorful: every day participants and organizers wore clothes of a ...
26.07.2022
Vice-President of the German Bundestag in Odessa
On July 22, Katrin Göring-Eckardt, the Vice-President of the German Bundestag, visited the Lutheran Church of St. Paul in Odessa. She came to the city to familiarize herself with its current situation, negotiate further assistance needed for its defense and recovery, and learn about the effects of the grain blockade. Katrin Göring-Eckardt is ...
23.07.2022
Help for Kharkiv
On July 21, the Evangelical-Lutheran parish of Pisz, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, provided another batch of aid to Kharkiv. They handed over 1,000 sets of dressing materials, 230 painkiller and anti-inflammatory drug packages, and 50 first-aid kits for the defenders of Kharkiv. The total cost of the aid provided is over 2 730 Eur. The aid was ...
22.07.2022
Finishing of the partnership with the House of Mercy
The German Evangelical Lutheran Church of Ukraine finished its cooperation in accordance with the Partnership Agreement with “House of Mercy” (Kyiv), a non-profit organization working with the homeless. The partnership between the Church and the House of Mercy lasted more than three years and apart from providing consultations and charitable ...
02.07.2022
Preaching the gospel brings us hope
Bishop Pavlo Shvarts of the German Evangelical Lutheran Church in Ukraine on “accepting one’s human limitations” (LWI) - With no end in sight to the Russian assault on Ukraine, the leader of the German Evangelical Lutheran Church of Ukraine, Bishop Pavlo Shvarts, has been speaking out about the fears and feelings of helplessness that pastors ...
17.06.2022