Taking the Gospel to every community

Local churches are the heart of our ministry in Ukraine. Since 1993 we have supported the establishment and growth of several churches in villages of the Cherkasy region in central Ukraine.

We want to equip the pastors and church families to grow in their knowledge and love of Jesus, and to share the gospel with those around them to bring many more to salvation.

Our Pastors

  • A father is sitting on a chair, his three adult children (two girls and one boy) are stading either side of him, along with his wife. They are all smiling at the camera.

    Pastor Sergiy, Blagodatne

    Built in 2003 this relatively large church is lead by Pastor Sergiy. He is married to Lilya. They have three children, Angela, Inna and David.

  • A short lady where a warm coat with a fur collar is stading between her teenage son and her husband.

    Pastor Vova, Korobivka

    A church that was planted from Blagodatne, Pastor Vova and his congregation offer a warm welcome every time. He is married to Ira and they have four children Rustik (married to Angela), Julia (married to Zhenya), Yanik and Liza.

  • An older couple are standing in front of the open door of a building. he is smiling at the camera, she is smiling at him.

    Pastor Sasha, Borguslavets / Lukashivka / Zorivka

    The church in Borguslavets was built in 1999. Pastor Sasha is married to Shura and they have five grown-up children. Sergey (married to Inga), Vova (married to Julia), Vitaliy (now with the Lord), Nastya and Anya. He is now training his successor in readiness for retirement.

  • A man wearing a grey shirt has his arm around his wife, who has long hair and is wearing a black top. They are standing in front of lace curtains in a window.

    Pastor Vitaliy, Borguslavets / Lukashivka / Zorivka

    After a number of years in prayer, we praise God that Pastor Vitaliy and his wife Alina have begun the process of taking over the ministry from pastor Sasha. They work hard serving three villages, two of which are very remote.

  • A man stands right at the front of the picture on the left, smiling at the camera. A group of men, women, teenagers and children stand behind him.

    Pastor Sasha, Denghi

    Pastor Sasha serves faithfully with the support of a great team of young people. The building was sadly destroyed by fire and they are working to complete re-building.

  • A man stands in a church building in front of a cross that is lit up for Christmas with one arm around his wife and the other around his young son.

    Pastor Dima, Kadena Gora

    Pastor Dima and his wife Natasha live in Blagodatne with their two sons Illya and Tima. They serve the church in the village of Kadena Gora with a strong focus on meeting material needs in the community.

  • A father and mother sit in front of a board with Ukrainian writing on it, the man has his young son on one knee and his young daughter on the other. They are dressed smartly and smiling.

    Pastor Oleg, Cherkasy

    In the past five years Christmas church has grown from a small group of 12 to over 100 each Sunday. This church is lead by Pastor Oleg. He and his wife Anastasia have two small children.

  • A lady is standing in a field with her arm around her husband and they are smiling at teh camera. The sky behind them is lit up by the sunset and there is a line of fir trees behind them.

    Pastor Sergiy, Cherkasy

    Following God’s call to merely do what you can, Sergiy & Vika began by feeding the hungry. A few years on and God has grown this into the thriving Hope Church. Read more of their story here.

Most of our pastors serve the church on a voluntary basis whilst also working to support their families.

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Building projects

Over the years UCM has financed the construction of several church buildings throughout the region. Very often this involves purchasing a small cottage for the church to begin meeting in, which is then modified; or sometimes it involves purchasing land and building from scratch. This is usually done by the pastors and church members themselves. There are currently three projects that are “live”.

Resource a project
House under construction with workers building a brick wall on the front porch, on a partly cloudy day, with trees and grass surrounding the scene.

Kadena Gora

Having purchased the cottage in 2015, it quickly became clear that a large amount of work would be required to get this building safe and suitable.

So far Dima and his team have worked hard to underpin the walls, replace the ceiling and roof and build a bathroom on the side of the building to replace the external “traditional” facility.

They are currently converting the outside covered space into a new meeting hall to accomodate the growing congregation.

Construction site with workers building a brick structure, scaffolding, ladders, and construction materials under a partly cloudy sky.

Denghi

Having purchased the land in 2017, Sasha and the team spent seven years constructing the church. They built a large auditorium, a kitchen, a bathroom, a large second floor and two dormatories on the side. Sadly, in February 2025 the whole building was lost to fire.

Thanks to some generous donations, the team have begun reconstructing and expanding the building ready for it’s thriving and growing church family to return.

A backyard with a person working on a trench for piping, tools and construction materials on steps, and a pile of dirt beside the trench.

Borguslavets

After years of hard work by the members, the church building at Borguslavets was completed some years ago.  In a new phase, Pastor Vitaliy has recently finished plumbing in preparation for an external toilet block to replace the “traditional” facitilites.

In the future they would like to construct a kitchen on the back of the church to enable them to cater for the many celebrations and occasions that the ladies currently prepare food for in their homes.