"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.