About MTW Ukraine

As the Lord enables, a Ukrainian led church planting movement of the Evangelical Presbyterian Church of Ukraine (EPCU) and other Reformed bodies will be established in Ukraine that will be used as a base for ministry to other Russian speaking countries and the world.

Brief History:

MTW has been working in Ukraine since 1993, when it began sending teams through CoMission, an interdenominational wave of missions to the former USSR. The first two CoMission/MTW teams were sent out in 1993, and between 1994 and 1997, 12 CoMission teams were sent by MTW to the southern cities of Odessa, Belgorod-Dnistrovsky, Kherson, Nikolaev and Izmail. Soon after the CoMission teams began to be sent out, MTW also began recruiting church planters to work on establishing churches in these cities. Churches continue to grow in all of these cities, and two church plants have been started, one in Odessa and one in Kherson. The first church begun in Odessa, Evangelical Presbyterian Church of Odessa, was particularized (became self-governing) in 2001.

In 1997, MTW was asked to join in the development of an already established church in the capital city of Kiev. This church, Presbyterian Church of the Holy Trinity, has also been particularized and is the largest of our churches, having attendance of around 500 each week. Two additional church plants have also been started in Kiev – one in 2002 and one in 2003.

The first Ukrainian national Church Planting Team was sent to Kharkov in 1999 after an invitation came from a group of believers interested in the Reformed faith. This church continues to be a part of the EPCU, with some missionary oversight from the MTW team and the Presbytery.

As the Evangelical Presbyterian Church of Ukraine (EPCU) continues to grow and mature, new church plants are planned. Currently there are groups gathering in Zaporozhe and Cherkassy as well as a missionary team preparing to plant a church in L’viv.

MTW Ukraine Ministry Priorities:

Church Planting & Development – partnering with the Evangelical Presbyterian Church of Ukraine (EPCU) as needed in various church plants to assist in evangelism, discipleship, mentoring, and leadership development. Our focus will continue to be:

Equipping and Coaching

Opening new ministry sites

Assisting in ongoing church development (towards maturity)

Encouraging and helping to facilitate a missions movement from Ukraine