The church in Veliky Novgorod, Russia recently sent in a newsletter bursting with good news including mission work, baptisms, and prayer requests. They are also seeking missionaries for a summer mission team in 2014!
Greetings from the Veliky Novgorod Church of Christ! We want to share with you our life as a church for the past few months.
Highlights
We are grateful we can help people in Novgorod to attain salvation in the Lord. We understand like Jesus said, “The harvest is great, but the workers are few.” We are thrilled to welcome brothers and sisters who would like to serve as a missionary in the Summer Mission team in Novgorod, Russia in summer 2014. We also welcome all nominations. You can send your inquiries Arthur and Antonina Pilipenko at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. You can also tell others who might be interested about the opportunity serve on the missionary team. Summer Mission 2013 I must say that the membership of our church has changed remarkably. Some disciples moved to the Saint-Petersburg Church of Christ (the nearest church to Novgorod) because of their jobs and for some other reasons. We wrote about it in previous letters. But, during the summer missions 2013 God added a brother and two sisters to our family.
Summer Mission 2013
I must say that the membership of our church has changed remarkably. Some disciples moved to the Saint-Petersburg Church of Christ (the nearest church to Novgorod) because of their jobs and for some other reasons. We wrote about it in previous letters. But, during the summer missions 2013 God added a brother and two sisters to our family.
Baptism of Alexander
Through communication with the disciples, Alexander decided to study Bible and wanted to change his relationship with God. But it wasn’t easy. He went through a lot of trials. Health problems and difficulties with job came soon but nevertheless they didn’t affect his decision to be close to God. Today, Alexander continues to study the Bible by himself and with the disciples. He also visits our church services regularly. We want to ask you to pray for his baptism soon.
It took several years for Alexey to find God and to set a goal to live like Jesus. When the missionaries were around in 2013, he attended meetings and studied the Bible. The Lord purified his heart and he made a decision to follow Christ. Having first met the disciples about five years ago, Alexey visited almost all the meetings of believers available in our city. At the same time Alexey found that he had more unanswered questions. The turning point of his search for God and truth came this summer. Through prayers, fasting and talks with disciples, Alexey can now see his destiny clearly. He got baptized at the end of October 2013. There were brothers and sisters from Saint-Petersburg at the celebration of his baptism.
Highlights
- Call to Join Summer Mission Team in Novgorod, Russia
- Summer Mission 2013
- Baptism of Alexander
- Baptism of Kate
- Novogord Events
- Encouragement from Moscow
- Prayer Request for Anton
- Students from Ghana
- Alexandra Finishes the Race
We are grateful we can help people in Novgorod to attain salvation in the Lord. We understand like Jesus said, “The harvest is great, but the workers are few.” We are thrilled to welcome brothers and sisters who would like to serve as a missionary in the Summer Mission team in Novgorod, Russia in summer 2014. We also welcome all nominations. You can send your inquiries Arthur and Antonina Pilipenko at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. You can also tell others who might be interested about the opportunity serve on the missionary team. Summer Mission 2013 I must say that the membership of our church has changed remarkably. Some disciples moved to the Saint-Petersburg Church of Christ (the nearest church to Novgorod) because of their jobs and for some other reasons. We wrote about it in previous letters. But, during the summer missions 2013 God added a brother and two sisters to our family.
Summer Mission 2013I must say that the membership of our church has changed remarkably. Some disciples moved to the Saint-Petersburg Church of Christ (the nearest church to Novgorod) because of their jobs and for some other reasons. We wrote about it in previous letters. But, during the summer missions 2013 God added a brother and two sisters to our family.
Baptism of Alexander
Through communication with the disciples, Alexander decided to study Bible and wanted to change his relationship with God. But it wasn’t easy. He went through a lot of trials. Health problems and difficulties with job came soon but nevertheless they didn’t affect his decision to be close to God. Today, Alexander continues to study the Bible by himself and with the disciples. He also visits our church services regularly. We want to ask you to pray for his baptism soon.
It took several years for Alexey to find God and to set a goal to live like Jesus. When the missionaries were around in 2013, he attended meetings and studied the Bible. The Lord purified his heart and he made a decision to follow Christ. Having first met the disciples about five years ago, Alexey visited almost all the meetings of believers available in our city. At the same time Alexey found that he had more unanswered questions. The turning point of his search for God and truth came this summer. Through prayers, fasting and talks with disciples, Alexey can now see his destiny clearly. He got baptized at the end of October 2013. There were brothers and sisters from Saint-Petersburg at the celebration of his baptism.