Taking the gospel to every community, meeting their material needs and equipping Ukrainians for a brighter future.

About us

Established in 1993, Ukraine Christian Ministries works closely with churches in central Ukraine to share the good news of Jesus Christ and see His kingdom grow. Everything that we do is through relationship with our partners in Ukraine. We support churches who minister to their communities, running camps for children and young people, and meeting the material needs of many who find themselves trapped in poverty. We also partner with youth ministries in the area who are seeking to equip the next generation of Ukrainians. We believe that every person needs to know their Saviour Jesus and we are privileged to work with like-minded partners, who are certain that as more people come to trust God in Ukraine, a brighter future is possible.

“We want to be with you”

building a church through connectivity

At the end of October, Hope Church in Cherkasy celebrates 2 years since the members started gathering together in a building. But the real beginnings of this faith community go back quite a bit further, as leaders Sergiy and Vika Kravets explain.

Back in 2021, we were in the church in Denghi and Pastor Sasha was challenging us to think about finding a ministry outside the church,” Sergiy says. “And then we were watching a video during a service where a young man shared food with a person who was hungry, and I felt very challenged in that moment that this is what we could do: there are hungry people and they need to eat. I felt God speaking to me about the new ministry.”

Vika was on board with the idea and the leadership were supportive, so they put a plan into action. “We prepared some food and made some tea and put them in the car and drove. We were so enthusiastic!” Sergiy laughs. “We were going to feed everybody; we went all around Blagodatne, where we live, trying to find all these people that needed food. We went to the train station. There was nobody there. We went to the town centre - there was nobody there. Everywhere we went there was nobody there.”

Disappointed to have not found anyone in Blagodatne to share food with, they started going across the river to Cherkasy, but still struggled to work out where would be best to establish the ministry. After travelling back and forth for some time, they eventually set up in the market, where they felt sure there would be someone they could help.

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From church planting to
children’s camps: Misha’s story

Misha Vakhtomin, Managing Director and Pastor at Camp Maximum, holds a degree in theology with youth specialization from Kiev Theological Seminary, and for several years led youth groups and taught others how to do youth ministry. Then he returned to his hometown of Uman in central Ukraine with plans to plant a church, but through unfolding global events, God unexpectedly led him in a very different direction.

“When I moved back to Uman, we had a team with the vision to build a new church and we began the process.

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God's Perfect Timing

Sergiy and Vika Kravets, members of the church at Denghi, felt challenged to pursue new areas of service and so in 2022 they began making a weekly trip to the city of Cherkasy, taking hot food and drinks to share with homeless people and refugees (mostly from other parts of Ukraine). Over time, the ministry grew and developed in Hope Church, which started officially meeting in November that year. Sergiy shares the story of one man from Kharkiv who briefly attended the church.

“There were many refugees that were part of the church, who were coming along and had become Christians.

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Hands, heads and hearts

However, there is so much more going on than just the practical work. The purpose of the Wise Carpenter ministry – to engage hands, heads and hearts – means that every session starts and ends with prayer, and includes a time of bible study or Christian character and lifestyle lessons before any of the measuring, sawing, drilling and sanding can begin. Artem is in no doubt that the spiritual lessons are the most important aspect of the sessions.

“Yes, you improve a boy’s skills, you can teach him how to work with a hammer. But if his soul is not saved, what's the point?”

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Money Matters

Since the War started we have raised: £258,513 and sent: £191,120

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We are working hard to reduce our operation costs.

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