http://www.baptist.org.ru/templates/default/rss_logo.jpg8484http://www.baptist.org.ru/news/mediahttp://www.baptist.org.ru/news/mediaÍîâîñòèThu, 05 Apr 2012 22:34:06 +0400http://www.baptist.org.ru/news/media/3332The head of the Russian Orthodox Church, Patriarch Kirill (Moscow) praised Baptists for their clear stand on moral questions. At a first meeting with representatives of the Baptist World Alliance, the European Baptist Federation and the (Baptist) Euro-Asian Federation on March 29, in Moscow, Kirill stated that the positions of the Baptist associations and those of the Russian Orthodox Church were very similar.Thu, 05 Apr 2012 22:34:06 +0400http://www.baptist.org.ru/news/media/3269As anti-Kremlin protesters demanding more freedom and fair elections prepared to demonstrate in freezing temperatures Saturday, February 4, a major Russian mission group warned of more difficulties for evangelical Christians and other, religious, minorities in Russia and other former Soviet Union nations.Sat, 04 Feb 2012 14:25:00 +0300http://www.baptist.org.ru/news/media/3263Protestants gathered Jan. 15 in Moscow for what is thought to be the first celebration of Martin Luther King Day in Russia.Wed, 01 Feb 2012 23:35:03 +0300http://www.baptist.org.ru/news/media/3178A Christmas Message from the BWA.Sun, 18 Dec 2011 01:17:00 +0300http://www.baptist.org.ru/news/media/3185At the request of the Russian Baptist Union, Child Evangelism Fellowship, the largest Christian ministry to children in the world, has begun assisting the denomination with the development of a children's ministry.Thu, 15 Dec 2011 00:08:28 +0300http://www.baptist.org.ru/news/media/3116"Russia is a country where people think of Baptists as a sect," Mikava said through an interpreter. "It's hard to invite children [to church] because their parents are afraid."Tue, 25 Oct 2011 23:05:23 +0400http://www.baptist.org.ru/news/media/3115What lies ahead for the International Baptist Theological Seminary in Prague, the highly successful theological education institution of the European Baptist Federation?Tue, 25 Oct 2011 23:00:02 +0400http://www.baptist.org.ru/news/media/2922Visitors to Baptist, charismatic, or Pentecostal congregations in Western Siberia will usually see rows of silent men between the ages of 20 and 50, unaccompanied by women or children. They represent the success of evangelism efforts among Russian drug addicts and alcoholics.Fri, 15 Apr 2011 21:25:35 +0400http://www.baptist.org.ru/news/media/2784Whispering down the corridors of time comes the voice that the faithful have heard time and time again. Speaking still in these turbulent times, the voice conveys a note of reassurance. This is what it announces: "I am with you!"Tue, 28 Dec 2010 00:49:31 +0300http://www.baptist.org.ru/news/media/2778As Christmas is coming let me greet you in the name of our Savior! He who was a little child did the most special thing for us in His love.Tue, 21 Dec 2010 15:40:32 +0300http://www.baptist.org.ru/news/media/2772It is the season of joy! Treasure the opportunity you have to listen to the beautiful music. Share the rich warmth of family and friendship. Offer gifts to friends, loved ones and people in need. Echo the refrain, ’Tis the most wonderful time of the year!Tue, 21 Dec 2010 03:29:06 +0300http://www.baptist.org.ru/news/media/2733The Baptists utilize effectively the freedom of worship in the country. The mass evangelism and distribution of tracts aren’t efficient any longer and new methods have to be implemented.Sun, 28 Nov 2010 13:03:26 +0300http://www.baptist.org.ru/news/media/2631Alexey Vassilevich Smirnov, the new President of the Russian Union of Evangelical Christian-Baptists, grew up in a house in which the rooms kept getting bigger and bigger.Wed, 15 Sep 2010 00:02:17 +0400http://www.baptist.org.ru/news/media/2591Pastor Ruvim Voloshin, vice president of missions of the Russian Union of Evangelical Christians-Baptists, has been indicted for allegedly causing a tragic traffic accident last October that killed a local police officer.Mon, 16 Aug 2010 23:08:58 +0400http://www.baptist.org.ru/news/media/2528The 53rd Congress of the Euro-Asiatic Baptist Federation (EABF) met recently in Moscow, and it was dedicated to evangelism and missionary ministry. The purpose of the EABF is to provide opportunities for Baptist Union leaders in each of the former Soviet countries to meet, and share their praises and challenges. SGA partners help make it possible.Fri, 09 Jul 2010 23:36:58 +0400http://www.baptist.org.ru/news/media/2356SGA president Dr. Robert Provost is issuing a call to prayer for the new leadership elected last week.Delegates named Pastor Alexei Smirnov to replace Pastor Yuri Sipko as the new UECB president.Fri, 02 Apr 2010 23:43:45 +0400http://www.baptist.org.ru/news/media/2357The Russian Union of Evangelical Christians-Baptists has a new President: Alexei Smirnov. Its Moscow congress elected the 54 year old pastor to succeed Yuri Sipko (57), who did not candidate again.Fri, 02 Apr 2010 22:55:12 +0400http://www.baptist.org.ru/news/media/2001I was part of a team of 10 people from LifeWay who went to the southwestern Siberia city of Novokuznetsk July 16-26 on a LifeWay-sponsored employee mission trip.Fri, 25 Sep 2009 10:34:52 +0400http://www.baptist.org.ru/news/media/2002Visit Russia with a mission in mind — that is what Dr. Sam Roberts, pastor of First Baptist Church in Stuttgart, and four other people did from June 1 through June 12 this year.Thu, 24 Sep 2009 10:37:59 +0400http://www.baptist.org.ru/news/media/1840Minority Christian leaders in Russia fear the government's re-establishment of a Ministry of Justice council could signal a return to Soviet era persecution against Christians. The head of the Baptist Union, Yuri Sipko maintained that the changes to the Council sought to reduce religious freedom to a level at which "everything is controlled and subordinate to a single ideology and freedom itself is banned".Wed, 10 Jun 2009 12:34:56 +0400http://www.baptist.org.ru/news/media/1609European Baptist and Orthodox scholars convened Feb. 8-11 in talks aimed to promote understanding between two Christian groups often at odds over issues like proselytizing and the separation of church and state.Sat, 14 Feb 2009 00:58:27 +0300http://www.baptist.org.ru/news/media/1604Russian minority churches have voiced cautious optimism about their prospects under the country's new Orthodox patriarch, Kirill I, after messages of welcome from church leaders worldwide following his installation on Feb. 1.Thu, 12 Feb 2009 19:26:29 +0300http://www.baptist.org.ru/news/media/1521Baptist World Alliance General Secretary Neville Callam has sent a letter of condolence to the Russian Orthodox Church upon the death of Alexy II, the Orthodox Patriarch of Moscow and All of Russia.Thu, 18 Dec 2008 13:12:00 +0300http://www.baptist.org.ru/news/media/1487Baptists in the city of Lipetsk, Russia, claim local authorities are using bureaucratic methods to restrict their activity.Wed, 03 Dec 2008 12:57:50 +0300http://www.baptist.org.ru/news/media/1481Baptists in the town of Lipetsk south-east of Moscow complain that the authorities are using "a bureaucratic way" to restrict their activity. Two of their local congregations have lost legal status for failing to file tax returns on time.Fri, 28 Nov 2008 23:32:03 +0300