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Kyiv - Big City
Worship outside, summer 2024

About

Big City is the second Presbyterian church established in Kyiv. It was originally planted in the Solomianskyi Region of the city but is now meeting in the Seminary building at Holosiivskyi.

 

Big City Church is currently without a pastor. The majority of their leadership, as well as many who were in seminary to study for the pastorate, have been drafted and are unable to serve their church while they are serving their country. They have also lost many members who fled the country or who moved to be close to their spouse on the front line. Still, they continue to meet on Sundays to worship and Holy Trinity’s Pastor, Ivan Bespalov, serves by administering the sacraments.

 

The congregation feels very worn, but strives to live faithfully and testify to Christ’s goodness.

Updated August 24th for September 2026

Pray for

  • Tetiana, Nadia and Zhenya continue to suffer from illness. Please pray for health.
  • Tetiana, who is a refugee in France, continues to seek housing.  Also for the housing situation of Zhenya R and for Nadiia and her son. As the war hits the 5th year, anti-immigrant sentiment is rising in Europe and exacerbating work and housing problems for many refugees.
  • Kateryna continues to adapt to her new job and will soon need to retake a qualification exam.
  • Fedor and his family have recently relocated to Germany due to the war.
  • God’s blessing over the ministries: understanding how to serve non-believing people and finding resources to do so.
  • God to provide us with a pastor for our congregation.
  • Friends who are missing in action. Pray that God would bring news.

Praise for

  • The ability for some in our congregation to reunite with family and have breaks away this summer.
  • A wonderful evening of worship during an outreach concert. Despite air raids, we were able to gather and worship.
  • God’s mercy that keeps us safe during the war and gives us strength to meet each day despite terrible attacks and lack of electricity.
A recent service with one of our founding missionaries
Big CIty Church in our Beautiful city
The day after the huge attack on the 24th - we still met and wore our traditional national Embroidery. We thank God for our country.
On May 24th russia attacked us all night long with ballistic missiles and drones on civilian targets -over 40 sites around the city were burning.
One of our elders with a delivery of aid
Bible Study during an electrical outage
Independence Day gathering
During the coldest days - our homes dropped to 13c without heat and electricity
We rejoice in the miracle of Vitalii being reunited with his son after 3 years!