HAPPY THANKSGIVING!
The Association’s president, I. Mileyev, wishes everyone a Happy Thanksgiving:
“On this day we give thanks to God for the material and spiritual provisions which we receive in abundance while living in this country! God gives us everything needed for life and godliness! Thanks be to God for the churches of The Pacific Coast Baptist Association, for the church pastors, for leaders of ministries, as well as the leadership of the Association, for supporting the multi-church partnership, and the privilege to serve Him in God’s vineyard, as well as for the opportunity to live in this blessed country….”
Full text with the greeting can be found on the Association’s website – click this link.
ABOUT THE 84TH ASSOCIATION’S CONVENTION
The Association’s president, I. Mileyev, shared his impression about the convention and expressed gratitude to the speakers of the convention, who prepared wonderful seminars, as well as many others who were involved in planning and serving at the convention. Read his article on the Association’s website and visit the section of the convention’s website titled “Convention’s Materials” (in Russian only.)
Convention participants
WE WROTE AND SHARED…
The Association has many departments which have the responsibility to write and share about what God is doing through the churches, individual pastors, and regular church members. One of them is the Information Ministry Department. If you are interested in how many times and what the department has written and talked about regarding the ministries of the churches and the Association in general, take a look at the statistics presented in an article by the leader of the Information Department, O. Avetisova – click this link.
THE GOOD NEWS CHURCH IS CELEBRATING 25 YEARS!
On November 6, The Good News Church in Tacoma celebrated their 25-year anniversary. We congratulate the church, its members, and all the pastors, and wish them both spiritual and numerical growth, as well as further blessings from God!
Read a short article about the church by T. Petrov.
Pastors’ prayer for the church
ORDINATION AT THE CHURCH IN SAN DIEGO
On November 6, The Slavic Evangelical Baptist Church of San Diego held a celebratory church service during which two brothers were ordained as deacons: Slavic Cravchuk and Dmitriy Bgatov.
We wish them well and for them to have a fruitful ministry for the glory of God and for the edification of the church. To find out more about the service, read an article by I. Mileyev here (in Russian only.)
The ministers
GOD CALLED OUR FAMILY TO MISSIONS
According to the testimony of Joseph Sheremet, who is in charge of the Missions ministry at Grace Family Church, God is calling their family to move to Poland for a long-term service among the Ukrainian refugees and the local Polish population. Prior to this, he was there with his wife and daughter on a short-term mission  trip and saw the great need for dedicated ministers who are able to bring the Gospel to the people and help them in their spiritual concerns. He shares more about this in a radio broadcast, which can be accessed here. And in a booklet you may read to find out how to join them in their ministry and help them in carrying out this difficult project.
NEW MINISTERS AT THE WORD OF TRUTH CHURCH
On November 13, four brothers were ordained as deacons at The Word of Truth Church located in Des Moines, WA. In the 11-year history of the church, this was the first ordination of deacons. Previously, they had ordained pastors but not deacons. What were the circumstances for deciding to ordain deacons? See an explanation by P. Lyvutin, who talked about this during their church service. For additional information, read an article on the Association’s website (in Russian only.)
New church deacons and their wives
“MANY HAD ONE HEART…”
Second Slavic Baptist Church had an interesting time of fellowship on October 30. Telling new people about Jesus, helping Sacramento immigrants to adapt to a new place, and inviting them to the local church - these were the main goals of the event. Brothers and sisters organized the whole affair on the church parking lot, which included at least twenty stations with different activities: sports, crafts, health, table games, and puzzles. There was also a lot of Christian music and the preaching of the Word of God, as well as spiritual literature and resources for these refugees. For more details about this evening, read an article by O. Kopchuk – click this link (in Russian only.)
The fellowship was very relaxed
THE ESSENCE OF WORSHIP
On October 15, eight churches joined together for an evening of worship organized by The Good News Church in Tacoma, WA. This was an evening exalting Christ. The youth worshipped Him through Scriptures and singing which testified of the truth of Christ. Bands from three churches performed at this event: Evangelical Baptist Church of Kent (EBCK), Spring of Life (SOL), and GNC, Tacoma. For more information, read an article by T. Petrov, the youth leader of “The Good News Church” (in Russian only.)
Youth during worship
TRICK OR TRUTH
On October 29, over two hundred people visited the Fall Festival hosted by The Cornerstone Church in Sacramento. The goal of the festival was to attract new immigrants to the church, and to share with them about the miracle of God’s creation, contrasting the lies which are still taught to our children and adults in modern society. The main event of the festival was the “Trick or Truth”, during which children and adults engaged in difficult challenges and solved historical and mathematical problems in order to get to the main Bible station and get the answer to the question, “Where did I come from?”K. Kostyuk shares about this more in the article which can be located on the Association’s website (in Russian only.)
One of the festival’s stations
THE CHURCH IN CONCORD
This is a small, but very active church called “Haven” and is characterized by its pastor by the following:
- Haven Church is a family of God;
- The Builder and Cornerstone of the church is Christ;
- This is a living body whose head is Christ;
- The church is a bride whose groom is Christ;
- The church is a House of Prayer, whose high priest is the Lord Jesus Christ.
For more information about this church read an article by the head pastor of the church, A. Skrenchuk, on the Association’s website (in Russian only.)
Group picture after the Harvest celebration
ABOUT THE TRIP OF THE WOMEN MINISTRY LEADERS OF THE HOUSE OF GOSPEL CHURCH
On September 30, twenty women from The House of the Gospel church in Fresno joined hundreds of other women leaders who came together for a conference, “You Lead”, which was organized by Lifeway, a Bible organization for women. More about this event and what the women got out of the conference is shared by N. Gorban (in Russian only.)
At the conference
HARVEST CELEBRATION AT MISSION BOULEVARD BAPTIST CHURCH
On November 20, the Mission Boulevard Baptist Church in Hayward had their Harvest celebration. Although the English and the Russian services are usually held separately, this time they came together for joint worship of the Lord. The celebration was attended by over a hundred people. For more information about the celebration, read an article by N. Yurkova (in Russian only.)
During the celebration service
DISCIPLESHIP – A KEY TO EVANGELISM
Sergey Babich is one of the missionaries supported by our Association. He is a pastor and a counselor with many years of experience. His ministry is aimed at internal healing and identity recovery through the knowledge of the truth of the Gospel. Despite the challenges and trials which are unavoidable in ministry to the Lord, he and his family are actively serving the Lord in Strasburg, France. The Association Mission department’s correspondent I. Karkhut interviewed him. Read it here (in Russian only.)
The missionary’s family
DNEPROPETROVSK REUNION IN SACRAMENTO
The long-awaited reunion of the “Dnepropetrovsk Diaspora” took place in Sacramento on October 22, 2022. The initiative came from the pastors of the First Slavic Baptist Church, Pavel Dyadchenko and Peter Panasenko, after the arrival of Sergey Sezonenko, who was the pastor of the Dnepropetrovsk central church of ECB. Grace Avenue Bible Church opened their doors to host this event, since over a third of the refugees from Dnepropetrovsk are attending this church. Read the details about the meeting in an article by S. Iotko (in Russian only.)
It turns out there are quite a few of us!
THE OFFICE OF THE ASSOCIATION IS IN GOOD HANDS!
 The Association is fairly complex in its structure, which consists of 35 churches and 20 departments. That is why there is such a great need for an office secretary. Since 2016, this position has been filled by Alina Pronina. We are bringing to your attention a short interview with Alina, which was done by S. Iotko, the correspondent of the Information department (in Russian only.)
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