Hmm.Ukraine: Evangelical [Protestant] Churches Multiply
Churches are multiplying in Ukraine, according to Slavik Radchuk, Christian Aid's field scout for Ukraine and ex-Soviet lands. In a call to Missions Insider editor John Lindner, November 11, Radchuk said that the number of evangelical churches in Ukraine in the last ten years had multiplied about six-fold.
He said that in 1990, census figures showed the Ukrainian Orthodox churches claiming 90% of the population; all other religions together composed the remaining 10%.
Now, Radchuk says, government church registration figures show Protestants holding 60% of the churches, with Orthodox churches down to 20% and all other religions numbering 20%.
"These are government figures," Radchuk said, "published in the Ukrainian press."
Radchuk said that in the last 20 months evangelical Ukrainian church planters had started 75 congregations. Radchuk had set a goal late last year of raising funds to help construct buildings for all of them by the end of this year. "Praise God, so far we have been able to finish 67 churches," he said. "The average cost is $5000 each. We have only eight more to go to finish our goal."
Local congregations provide labor and contribute what they can while contributions from abroad ensure the completion of the average building. For more information write to insider@christianaid.org and mention MI246 368-BCU on the subject line.
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It would seem that the Evangelicals, inspired by the Holy Spirit, those "crazy guys" that speak in tounges [including myself here] are making tremendous inroads into the traditional sphere of Orthodoxy.
The unexpected shift over from a religion with roots going back centuries [but disrupted by Communisms period] is not growing, not keeping the role that one would think they should have.
What is going on here?