PCSBA’s February 2026 Newsletter
PCSBA’s February 2026 Newsletter is available here: in Russian | in English.
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Prayer Warriors Needed!
How would you respond if, upon arriving once again to teach Mugata children, you heard one of them say, “My sister—she’s 13—ran away from home and married another thirteen-year-old boy!” What would you say at such a moment? After all, the “heroes of the story” are still just children, not yet physically or emotionally formed…
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Mission Boulevard Baptist Church Winter Camp — A Time of Spiritual Renewal
At the beginning of the year, Mission Boulevard Baptist Church, following its annual tradition, held its winter camp dedicated to rest, fellowship, and spiritual edification. It was a beautiful and especially close time of church fellowship away from the noise of the city — a time when participants were able not only to relax and…
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A Difficult but Necessary Ministry
Over the past year, positive changes have taken place in our prison ministry. We now have more English-speaking volunteers. As information about our ministry spreads among inmates, more and more people from other nationalities who speak English are reaching out to us, asking for visits and assistance. The new English-speaking members of our team have…
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Prayer Breakfast of the “Moms in Prayer” Ministry
Dear sisters, mothers, daughters, and grandmothers of all the churches of the Pacific Coast Slavic Baptist Association! The “Moms in Prayer” ministry warmly invites you to a prayer breakfast that will take place at the Bryte Church on March 28 at 9:30 a.m., at 1000 Sacramento Ave, West Sacramento, CA 95605.
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Musical Conference
Dear church ministers! On March 14 all-day from 8:30 a.m., a conference will be held in Bryte at the large church. The speakers will be Mikhail Cherenkov, Ivan Mileyev (choir practice instructor), and Iosif Nechita (composer of choral music). Everyone is warmly invited: pastors, choir directors, choir members, musicians, and anyone interested.
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First Baptism of the Year
On January 25, the first water baptism of 2026 took place at Bryte Church. On this day, 22 people entered into a covenant with the Lord. Most of them were young people aged 15 and older.
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Fellowship of Widows, Widowers and Singles
“Pure religion and undefiled before God and the Father is this, to visit the fatherless and widows in their affliction, and to keep himself unspotted from the world.” (James 1:27) On February 7, 2026, the First Slavic Evangelical Baptist Church of Sacramento held another fellowship gathering for widows, widowers, and singles. Vladimir and Lyubov Brodovinsky,…
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Resources for Working with Children Ages 6–8
Many parents and Sunday school teachers can confirm the accuracy of the observations made by the author of the article “A Youth Pastor Reveals a Shocking Truth: Why 73% of Church Kids Leave the Faith (and How to Stop It),” published on the Christian Parents of America website.
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Afterword by Irina Tsvelikova to the Article by an American Youth Pastor
After reading the article by an American youth pastor, “Youth Pastor Exposes the Shocking Truth: Why 73% of Church Kids Abandon Faith (And How to Stop It) I reached out to Irina Tsvelikova, an experienced and highly knowledgeable Sunday school teacher at the Spring of Life Church (SW Mukilteo, WA), with the following request: Dear Irina,
