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Prison Ministry in Ukraine Changes Lives

SELCU prison ministry event in September 2016. UKRAINE – Beginning in January 2016, Bishop Alexander Urchenko of the Synod of Evangelical Lutheran Churches in Ukraine (SELCU) and other Ukrainian pastors…

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Lutheran churches sign agreement in Ukraine

Signatories of the Ukraine agreement: Dr. Albert Collver (LCMS), Bishop Serge Maschewski (DELKU), President Robert Bugbee (LCC), Vice-President Oleg Schewtschenko (SELCU). Ukraine – Representatives of four Lutheran church bodies signed…

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Ukraine Seminary suffers fire

UKRAINE – On February 9, 2016 Concordia Seminary in Odessa, Ukraine was damaged after a fire broke out in the basement. The seminary is an institute of the Synod of…

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Summer outreach in Ukraine

Youth camp out during the Ukraine’s annual tent camp. UKRAINE – This past summer was a busy one for Lutheran outreach to youth in Ukraine. Rev. Alexey Navrotskyy, Lutheran Church–Canada’s…

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LCC Urges Prayer for Ukraine

UKRAINE – Lutheran Church–Canada (LCC) is urging prayer for Ukraine given recent tensions in the region. “Military tension is high here—almost sensed in the air—like never before,” noted Rev. Oleksiy…

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Passing the baton in Ukraine: New Rector for Odessa Seminary

Left to right: LCC President Robert Bugbee, Rev. Dr. Norman Threinen, and Rev. Dr. Wilhelm Torgerson discuss the transition in leadership for Ukraine’s seminary. UKRAINE – Concordia Seminary in Odessa,…

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