Russia Mission Initiative
The Russia Initiative, which also includes the Ukraine, Moldova, and Belarus, is a partnership among annual conferences, congregations, and institutions committed to church growth and development in that region. It is sponsored and organized by the General Board of Global Ministries.
The initiative began in the winter of 1991-92 under the leadership of the General Board of Global Ministries. Its primary purpose was to deliver food to Russia's Moscow Region.
Later Global Ministries expanded the project to include the re-establishment of Methodism in the former Soviet Union. The Eurasia Annual Conference was established in 1997, with expansion to four annual conferences in 2003 and a fifth annual conference in 2005. The Eurasia Conference emcompasses Russia, Kazakhstan, Ukraine, Moldova, Belarus, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan.
Russia Mission Event Stresses Ministry with Youth and Young Adults
by Elliott Wright 3/10/09: At a "time of changing generations ... Young people born into or joining the church are becoming mature leaders."
Russia Mission Initiative Consultation XIV Photos
Bishop Hans Växby's New Year's Letter
Beginning with Ephesians 3:20-21, Bishop Växby's letter focuses on abundance in a time of global financial crisis.
Read as a Word Doc (3 pp, 57 K) 
Read as a PDF (3 pp, 34 K)
Russia Initiative Consultation to Highlight Ministry with Youth
Global Ministries News1/7/09: A delegation of youth/young adults will take part in the 2009 consultation set for March in San Diego, CA.
Bishops See Church in Eurasia Area As Being on the Right Track
Global Ministries News7/9/08: The 2008 theme for all five annual conferences in Eurasia was "Source of Life."
Global Ministries Missionaries
Listing of missionaries serving in the Ukraine, which is included in the Russia Initiative.
Support Mission in Russia Through The Advance
See Also:
- The United Methodist Church in Eurasia web site:
English / Русский - Conferences Sign Partnership for Mutual Support, UMNS
