"Jesus Christ is the faithful Witness, and the First-Begotten
of the dead" (Revelation 1:5).
Christ Is Risen! He Is
Risen Indeed!

Dear visitors of the Ukrainian Lutheran Church
web-site!
Please accept the most sincere Easter greetings from Ukrainian
Lutherans! May the risen Lord, the First-Begotten of the dead
fill in your hearts with paschal joy and love, Christian optimism
and true blessedness that belongs to those only who have in their
crucified and risen Lord Jesus Christ have won complete victory
over sin, death and devil.
Sincerely Yours in Christ Risen,
Rev. Dr. Vyacheslav Horpynchuk,
Bishop, Ukrainian Lutheran Church
April 12, 2009. Bishop Vyacheslav Horpynchuk
visited Holy Trinity Lutheran Church in Kherson and led local
Lutherans in worshipping the Lord while celebrating the Palm Sunday.
Bishop Vyacheslav preached the Word and also administered the
Holy Supper to the faithful of the Lord. The congregation has
also had a General Meeting that issued a Divine Call to Rev. Serhiy
Somin on the same day.

March 22, 2009. Bishop
Vyacheslav Horpynchuk has presented Rev. Richard Warnke, Thoughts
of Faith Pastoral Mentor, with the Ukrainian Lutheran Church Recognition
Diploma. Pastor Warnke has finished his faithful service
in Ukraine. His wife, Sally and him, were a blessing for the Ukrainian
Lutherans. We wish Pastor and Mrs. Warnke many happy and blessed
years as they continue to serve the Lord in the United States
of America!

March 10, 2009. Pastoral Conference
of the Kyivan Epachy took place in Kyiv. The Conference
began with a devotion led by our missionary in Cherkasy, Rev.
Vadym Kolesnyk and it was followed by Pastor Richard Warnke's
(Thoughts of Faith) presentation on stewardship in the Church.
The presentation is on time since the Gospel work of the Church
is supported by members' donations and many major donors are injured
by the global economic crisis. The presentation was also encouraging
since it was pointing at the Giver of all the good gifts - our
dear God. Pastors of our eparchies have also shared news from
their parishes.

March 3, 2009. The ULC Synodical Council
meeting took place in Kyiv. The Synodical Council has
reviewed the work of the officers of the Ukrainian Lutheran Church,
approved reports of the Seminary Rector, Rev. John Vogt and Ukrainian
Mission Council President, Rev. Serhiy Somin. Rev. Serhiy Somin
has mentioned about growth in the ULC mission congregations in
Kalush (Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast) and Izium (Kharkiv Oblast). The
Synodical Council members have thank the Lord for His generous
blessings He bestows His Church with.
January 25, 2009. On this day Resurrection
Lutheran Church has thanked our graceful God for 10 years of Word
and Sacrament ministry of Pastor Vyacheslav Horpynchuk.
Parish members have presented their Pastor an award - Presbyter's
Cross and "Little Angels" group has presented a concert
to show how faithful pastors glorify God by their ministry. Rev.
Vyacheslav was also greeted by Pastors Vadym Zinchenko, Victor
Khaustov and Pavlo Oskolov. Greetings came from all the ULC Districts.
A very special event was presentation of sermons' book "We
Preach Christ Crucified" written by Bishop Horpynchuk. The
book was presented by Rev. Dr. Robert Rahn, the Founder of the
Lutheran Heritage Foundation. The book was prepared by parish
members and published thanks to support of the Lutheran Heritage
Foundation and Thoughts of Faith mission society.




"Christ Is Born! Let
Us Praise Him!" Such greeting one could here while members
of the Ukrainian Lutheran Church were celebrating Christmas.
This wonderful festival overfills our hearts with joy and thanks
to God Who sent us His Only-Begotten Son for us. And we who believe
in the Son of God in human flesh, have eternal life in His Kingdom!
Please have a look at pictures of Nativity and Christmas celebrations
at the Resurrection Lutheran Church in Kyiv.


