Evangelical Presbyterian Church of Ukraine
| Evangelical Presbyterian Church of Ukraine | |
|---|---|
| Classification | Calvinist, confessional Reformed |
| Governance | Presbyterian |
| Region | Ukraine |
| Branched from | Presbyterian Church in America planted the first congregations in the mid-1990s |
| Congregations | 12 |
| Members | <1,500[1] |
The Evangelical Presbyterian Church of Ukraine is a
Origin
The Evangelical Presbyterian Church of Ukraine (EPCU) was recognised as an independent national denomination on April 16, 2008 in Odesa, Ukraine. At of the time of organisation, the denomination had one presbytery comprising three particularised churches and 8 mission churches. As of 2012 the Evangelical Presbyterian Church has 12 churches and missions in various parts of Ukraine. The EPCU was started by missionaries of the Presbyterian Church in America in the early 1990s. Holy Trinity Presbyterian Church in Kyiv has been the largest congregation. There are congregations in 9 various cities.[3]
History
It's a little-known fact that the
After the break up of the Soviet Union, short term PCA mission teams began working in various Ukrainian cities. They formed church planting teams to shepherd the forming religious communities. The church in
The Belgorod Christian Clinic is a ministry of the Evangelical Presbyterian Church in
Missions
The church has mission churches in various cities, and has plans to plant many new churches in the coming years. There are mission teams in
Reformed Seminary in Ukraine
A reformed seminary The Evangelical Reformed Seminary of Ukraine was opened to train pastors and officers. M.Div classes begun in 2000 with 20 students. In the Evangelical Reformed Seminary theology classes are taught by qualified teachers and guest professors from Canada, the United States, the Netherlands, South Africa and the United Kingdom.[10] The founder of the seminary is Dr. Clay Quarterman. The current president is Rev. Erik van Alten.[11]
Theology
Confessional Standards
Other respected Reformed confessions
- Belgic Confession
- Second Helvetic Confession
- Heidelberg Catechism
- Canons of Dort
Ecumenial Creeds
- Apostles Creed
- Nicene Creed
- Athanasian Creed[13]
See also
- Protestantism in Ukraine
- Presbyterianism
- Reformed Church in Transcarpathia
External links
- Presbyterian Church of the Holy Trinity (Kyiv)
- Evangelical Reformed Seminary of Ukraine
- Mission to The World
- Nikolayev Presbyterian Church
- Izmail Church
- Odesa Presbyterian Church
- Big City Church of Kyiv
- Kharkov Church
- Kherson Church
- "Holy Trinity" Reformed Church of L'viv
- Belgorod-Dniestrovskii Church Archived 2008-01-10 at the Wayback Machine
References
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- ^ www.reformiert-online.net
- ^ "www.mtwukraine.org/Mission_to_the_World__Ukraine/Welcome.html". Archived from the original on 2013-06-17. Retrieved 2013-03-15.
- ^ www.erpco.org.ua/?
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- ^ "Evangelical Presbyterian Reformed Church of Odesa". building in the borderland. Retrieved 2021-12-31.
- ^ www.leben.us/volume-01-issue-3/164-the-odessa-church-today[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Mission to the World MTW Ukraine". Archived from the original on 2013-04-15. Retrieved 2013-03-15.
- ^ "www.burnhamsnapshots.com/Our_ministry.html". Archived from the original on 2018-04-03. Retrieved 2013-03-15.
- ^ "History – ЕРСУ". Retrieved 2021-12-31.
- ^ "www.ersu.org/en/about-ersu/faculty". Archived from the original on 2016-07-13. Retrieved 2013-03-15.
- ^ "ЕРСУ". www.ersu.org. Retrieved 2021-12-31.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2008-04-14. Retrieved 2008-05-08.
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