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.
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.
“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,…
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.
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,
“The kids who walked away knew all the Bible stories. That’s exactly why they left.” They should have been our strongest believers. They walked away instead
On February 7, 2026, a wonderful Sunday School Teachers’ Conference took place, organized by the Pacific Union Sabbath School Department. More than 50 people attended the conference. The department head, Zhanna Yanovska, and the entire committee extend their heartfelt thanks to Grace Avenue Bible Church for hosting the event; the church volunteers worked together harmoniously,…
For more than thirty years, Revival Baptist Church has faithfully served the city of Vancouver, Washington. Throughout these decades, God has blessed the church not only with numerical growth and fruitful ministries, but also with dedicated and faithful servants.
At the 87th Convention of the Pacific Coast Slavic Baptist Association, an interview was held with Pavel Belev, pastor of the Spring of Life Church (Mukilteo, Washington) and the newly elected Vice President of the PCSBA. We spoke about his new role, the place of the church in today’s world, technology, pastoral responsibility, and the…
PCSBA’s January 2026 newsletter is available here: in Russian | in English.
Franklin Graham called on all Americans to devote Wednesday, January 14, to prayer and repentance. And although that day has already passed, the needs he speaks about in his appeal—and the need for repentance—remain. And this concerns not only English-speaking Christians and churches, but also us, immigrants from Slavic and European countries. Unfortunately, in our…