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“Serving in Ukrainian churches is like stepping back into the Book of Acts: an energetic and caring family of believers, passionate about reaching their country and the world for Christ. What a great place to have raised our children.” —ABWE Missionary

The Spiritual Need in Ukraine

With its vast southern seaboard along the Black Sea and densely forested northern region, Ukraine offers diverse scenery and includes beautiful locations on the coast, like the port city Odesa. Ukraine is one of the most populous countries in Europe (32 million people), and its strategic location and volatile civil climate have uniquely prepared it to receive the gospel. Located between Europe and Asia, Ukraine has become a launching pad for missionaries to Eurasia and Central Asia, including countries like Russia, Kazakhstan, and Uzbekistan, where there is little to no religious freedom. By contrast, Ukraine has experienced far greater religious liberty since gaining independence from the Soviet Union in 1991, which allowed for the cultivation of church-planting and, more recently, missions movements.

Ukraine underwent a revolution in 2014, and has since been in sustained armed conflict with Russia. More than 13,000 soldiers and civilians in eastern Ukraine have been killed, others have been displaced, and countless towns have been damaged. As a result, the Ukrainian people face heightened physical and spiritual needs that can be met through our church planting in Ukraine. Suffering has become an expected norm of Ukrainian life, but there is more hope than ever, as younger Ukrainians are growing up without fear of being punished for independent thinking.

Church Planting In Ukraine

God has used the ABWE team, in partnership with local believers, to plant and strengthen hundreds of life-giving churches in Ukraine and beyond. Many of these churches are healthy, growing, and planting new churches. Since 1994, the ABWE-established Church Ministries Institute has equipped thousands of church workers with high-quality theological education in the context of the local church.

ABWE teams also partner with local theological schools to offer creative training programs that are proving instrumental in the increasing church-planting movement. Our goal is to establish resource and training centers across the country, as well as to offer medical care and instruction in village clinics.

Our team in Ukraine needs theological educators who can blend theory, practice, and a passion for serving alongside their Ukrainian brothers and sisters. We are also eager to expand a team of medical doctors, nurse practitioners, pharmacists, missionary kids’ (MK) teachers, children’s workers, evangelists, and church planters.

An Update From Current Ukrainian Missionaries

I am writing from outside Ukraine about what we are experiencing since the latest wave of war broke out.”
“My wife and I have partnered with Mihai (a Live Global partner) to plant a church in Chișinău. We have been working together for about 4 years.

Our church, Imago Dei Baptist Church, has formed a team to help with the different aspects of receiving refugees, among other related activities. The team, under the direction of Pastor Mihai, was able to find an apartment for a refugee mother, N., and her two children (They had to say goodbye to the father at the border because he wasn’t allowed to leave).

On Tuesday, March 1, I went with our ministry partner to a military installation in Chișinău, where a group of refugee Indian medical students from Odessa were being sheltered. A few of these students attended the international church that our partner pastors there, and they were thankful to see their pastor in person and pray with him. The sad story of these students is that they have studied medicine in Odessa for six years and had just two months to complete their studies when the war came and they had to leave. They don’t want to leave this country in hopes that the war will end soon and they can return to Ukraine to complete their studies. Read More

 

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Opportunities

Accountants

Working as the Ukraine team’s accountant gives you the chance to put your business skills to work in a practical way for Christ.

Church Planters

Church planters needed for church-planting and church-strengthening initiatives in Ukraine.

Projects

Bible and Life Church Kyiv Support

Bible and Life Church in Kyiv led by Pastor Yevhen develop leaders and reach the community with the gospel since 2000. Since the war escalated in 2022, this church has assisted the internally displaced Ukrainians who have fled from more dangerous or destroyed towns.…

Center for Youth Ministry Ukraine

Ukraine based Christian organization that creates educational platforms for ministers of youth Ukraine, so that every local church has trained leaders to effectively teach the Word of God, interact with young people, and shape a new generation for Christ. The Center for Youth Ministry in Ukraine cooperates within five regions and currently operates in partnership with six Christian educational institutions.…

Choose Life Ukraine Building Project

Choose Life, Odessa Ukraine, began with post-abortion healing ministry in 2011, opened a pregnancy care center in 2014, and plans to develop abstinence education among youth. The ministry is in need of a permanent office with more space. …

Church Ministries Institute Ukraine

Great things are in progress on the mission field through this ministry! Our missionaries will be sharing more project details shortly and look forward to how you might get involved. If you need to get in touch immediately, let us know at info@abwe.org…

Crossroads Baptist Church – Ukraine

In 2014 God brought together a team to plant a new church in the Luzanivka region of Odesa Ukraine. This is a poor region where alcoholism, drugs and crime are a part of the culture. Crossroads Baptist Church began in a small rented space using a variety of ministries to reach out to the community and there is now a thriving church there.…

LG Ukraine Abramov Pastoral Training

Alex Abramov works among his own people in Ukraine, training them theologically to stand on the Word of God and mobilizing them to reach others in their country.…

Live Global | Church Ministries Institute (CMI) (Ukraine)

  The heart of the Church Ministries Institute (CMI) in Ukraine is to provide theology for every church and for every believer. The CMI has been preparing Christians for local church ministry since 1994 by providing quality theological education and ministry seminars.…

Live Global | International Student Ministry (Ukraine)

In Ukraine there are 540 universities with two million students. These schools are home to future society influencers from all over Ukraine and all over the world. Sagar and his wife Nina work to primarily reach international students from places like India and the Middle East who are studying in the big Ukrainian city.…

Ministry to War Victims with Andrei (Ukraine)

Great things are in progress on the mission field through this ministry! Our missionaries will be sharing more project details shortly and look forward to how you might get involved. If you need to get in touch immediately, let us know at info@abwe.org…

Pro-Life Ministry in Ukraine

The Lasting Impact of the Choose Life Center in Odessa, Ukraine In the midst of Ukraine’s ongoing challenges, God’s grace is evident through the work of the Choose Life Center in Odessa. Despite the center having to close for several months due to the conflict, the ministry has adapted and continued to serve the community in transformative ways.…

Small Groups w/ Volodymyr and Maria (Ukraine)

Volodymyr and Maria Sagadyeyev aid the development of local churches through small group discipleship ministries. They also provide leadership and logistics for current wartime outreach efforts that help many churches to maximize their gospel opportunities by helping those in need and sharing the love of Christ.…

Ukraine Crisis Fund

The Ukraine Crisis fund provides aid to Ukrainians and supports gospel centered outreach ministries led by ABWE missionaries and partners, serving both in Ukraine and in neighboring countries. …

Ukraine Medical Team

Our medical team trips, led by an IHM team member, use a combination of medical and non-medical personnel who work alongside a national pastor and missionary in the area. Daily clinics provide medical resources, including basic medication, vitamins and reading glasses, all of which help open doors for the gospel and raise the profile of the local church to draw in unbelievers.…

Women’s Ministry with Luba Abramov (Ukraine)

Luba Abramov directs a pro-life non-profit in Ukraine that offers counseling and practical help to pregnant women in difficult situations. At the Women’s Center they offer clients food products, diapers, clothing, parenting courses, childbirth preparation classes, and a monthly club for young moms.…