Mykolaiv Presbyterian
Pastor Andrey and his family

About

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The Church in Mykolaiv is small, but working hard for the kingdom. Located near Kherson and near the front lines, the church uses all of its time and resources to deliver humanitarian aid to surrounding villages and also share the hope of Christ with them.

Since Kherson Church currently doesn’t have a pastor, Andrii travels the one hour journey to Kherson on roads that are full of potholes from shelling and on which a can quickly come into the line of fire or become a target for a drone.

While many of the church members who were in the church before the war are gone, the church has gained new members who now come to worship at this, their closest church or before they move on from Mykolaiv to greater safety in the West.

Updated August 24th for September 2026

Pray for

  • A difficult situation with our building. Our neighbour’s pipes have burst and are damaging our Church facilities and flooding it with water. The neighbours do not want to fix their pipes or pay for the damage.
  • Safety for Andrey as he travels to and from Kherson.
  • Our family to lean on Christ in our communications and difficulties.
  • The children in our congregation and neighbourhood as we enter the school year.

Praise for

  • God’s protection
  • The cooling fall temperatures (Summer reached 48c/118F)
  • A few weeks of quiet between ministry activities for rest. Pray that we will be renewed physically, spiritually, and emotionally
A sunny day after church with some of the congregants
A craft activity at the children's camp
Celebrating Easter with a shared meal
Delivering Humanitarian aid and praying with people in Shevchenkova
A worship service
Listening to God's word
One of the recipients of medicine - his identity is protected