Kyiv - Redeemer Church Plant
Redeemer Church plant meeting October 2023

About

Redeemer is a church-planting work that began the summer right before COVID hit. While it never reached a critical mass to begin services, it did collect a faithful group of believers for fellowship, prayer, and Bible Study each week.

 

When the full-scale war began, many of our faithful fled to other countries. In order to encourage one another, the group continues to meet on-line via zoom and in a hybrid in-person/online format when the Rev. Alister Torrens is in the country (around 20 Sundays throughout the year). Men who are eligible for the draft try not to be out on the streets much, and so the online gathering remains an important part of fellowship, even when an in-person option is available. Our members who fled the country also appreciate being able to worship in their native language.

Updated August 24th for September 2026

Pray for

  • Our ability to meet in person in September.
  • The safety of members, friends, and family.Attacks on Kyiv have been frequent over the summer with many being in areas where our members live.
  • The peace of God to fill the hearts of each of our members – whether it be fear from the enemy, or of the front line, or of want, may God provide for each daily and fill them with peace.
  • One of our members to be able to sell their apartment at a reasonable price so that his family can afford housing in the country to which they have evacuated.
  • Documents to be properly recorded for members who have been granted service exceptions so that they won’t be picked up by draft agents.

Praise for

  • God providing safety to everyone in the congregation during attacks.
  • The ability to gather together to read and study Scripture and the catechism even in a virtual format.
  • The ability of some of our families to see each other over the summer.