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August Visit to the Sister Church
in Germany
On August 27 and 28 delegation of the Ukrainian Lutheran Church headed by Bishop V'yacheslav Horpynchuk visited sister church in Germany - the Evangelical Lutheran Free Church in the town of Zvikau.
Pastor Gerhard Wilde, pastor Jonas Sehroeter and
other representatives of the ELFC told Ukrainian guests about
their ministry. Ukrainian and German brothers discussed possible
directions for the future cooperation between the ULC and the
ELFC. Members of the Ukrainian delegation visited the Martin Luther
School. It is operated by the ELFC and is very popular in Zvikau.
The Ukrainian delegation also visited a sister congregation in
Hemnitz. Free Theological Lutheran
Conference in Wittenberg
Representatives of the Ukrainian Lutheran Church (Bishop V'yacheslav Horpynchuk with his wife Anzhela, Dr. Waine Borgwardt with wife Myrla and pastor Yuriy Fizer) participated in the Free Theological Lutheran Conference. It took place in Wittenburg, Germany on August 24-27.
The Conference was held at the University of Wittenburg
- Leucorea located in the place where Dr. Martin Luther used to
teach. Participants in the Conference had a chance to get acquanted
with historical places where the great Reformer used to serve. Graduation at the St.
Sophia's Seminary
On August 16 the evening worship service was conducted in the town of Ternopil. After the service rector of the Ukrainian Lutheran Theological Seminary of St. Sophia professor David J. Webber presented Certificate of Bachelor' Degree in Theology to graduate of the Seminary 2004 deacon Oleksandr Husar.
Deputy rector of the Seminary pastor Oleh Yukhymenko,
deacon Yaroslav Mudryk, pastor of the Ternopil congregation of
St. John and Jacob Taras Kokovsky, members of the congregation,
professors and staffers of the Seminary as well as other guests
participated in the worship service.
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