On March 18th, Slavic Baptist Church in West Sacramento had a gathering of newly arrived families who have children with disabilities. Eight families came to this event and only one of them was a family of believers. This meeting was organized at the request of newly arrived families who wanted to find out more about ministry for children with disabilities, as well as to establish relationships with other parents and children with the same needs.

PCSBA's March 2023 newsletter is available here: in Russian | in English.

On March 18, The Good News Church in Tacoma hosted a GoLive conference. There were about 150 young people, mostly from Spokane, WA, and Salem, OR churches. There were guests from different states as well. 

Dear Ladies, please join us on April 29th for our women's conference "A Woman by the heart of God" with guest speaker Oksana Grabchuk. It will be held at "New Hope" baptist church at 10720 Coloma Rd, Rancho Cordova, CA 95670. 

Honolulu Slavic Church families gathered together at the Camp Mokuleia to enjoy the great outdoors as well to attend a family conference hosted by the guest speaker, Pastor Igor Yurevich Trebushnoy, Russian Baptist Church, Federal Way, Washington.

There is a ministry that few people notice, but is very necessary in almost every church. They notice it only when it is not there or it stops working. That is the sound ministry. We immediately recognize the importance of this ministry when during the Sunday morning worship service, for example, we cannot hear the preacher well, or there is static, or we get the faulty amplification. After that, we start appreciating the importance of having quality sound equipment. Many years after Rick Warren opened The Saddleback Church, he was asked a question: “What would you do differently as part of your church plant?”. He said that he would have bought quality sound equipment.

Dear brothers and sisters in Christ! I congratulate you on the feast of Christ's Resurrection! All of Christianity is built on the fact of the Christ’s resurrection. This is an undeniable fact. This is the message of the Gospel!

The semiannual meeting of the PCSBA’s ministers in Sacramento may not always work for all the pastors from the South region. That is why we organize and have these meetings in their local churches. These meetings are necessary to have a time of fellowship, forming relationships among the churches, uphold the unity, and develop mission strategies for those regions.

The Association has various people working in our departments. Each individual has his own life story, and his own experience… People are different, but the Lord gathered them all for mutual service. Since 2016, Steve Mizera has been serving as the editor of the English version of the Association's newsletters. He is a man who has gone through a lot since his childhood, went through a very harsh experience in life’s school, and came to the Lord the hard way. Svetlana Iotko had a brief interview with him.

On Friday, March 3,2023, we hosted our 2nd annual Couples Dessert Date Night for married couples. This year’s topic was Communication in Marriage with a romantic atmosphere and beautiful backdrop of a French Cafe for our couples to enjoy.

On February 25, The House of Prayer church in West Sacramento hosted a semiannual meeting of PCSBA’s ministers. The pastors’ wives were also invited to come and have their own time of fellowship. During the meeting, four seminars were presented, each dealing with various aspects of the pastor’s ministry.

From February 8, for 13 days, continuous 24-hour services have been going on at Asbury University, Kentucky, during which people confess their sins, renew their relationship with God, and glorify Him. According to FoxNews, more than 50,000 people from different cities of America and even other countries filled the small town in which this university is located. Starting with a simple, unremarkable gathering of a few students, the movement has grown and spread to several other colleges in the country. "What is this?" ministers of different denominations ask a question. "The revival that all Christians have been praying for for a long time?" The pastor of the Grace Family Church made an analysis of what is happening there and what many call the "Asberian revival" - read the article below.

A terrible disaster recently befell Turkey and Syria. A huge number of people died as a result of a strong earthquake. On behalf of the churches of the Pacific Coast’s Association of Churches, we express our sympathy and condolences to the people who have suffered as a result of this tragedy.  

God is leading this man and his family in an amazing way! He was born in an unbelieving family. At a certain point, someone happened to give his sister the New Testament, and although he tried to read it many times, he wasn’t able to understand anything. He ended up marrying a woman whose grandmother was a Baptist. God continued to work with both of them, and through problems and various difficulties, He brought them to Himself. Moreover, he made Victor a pastor and a missionary.

You are invited to “GO LIVE” Conference which will take place on March 18, 2023 in Tacoma, WA. We pray that this conference will be a time of encouragement, growth, and Going LIVE for Jesus in practical ways so that “Jesus inside of you would be seen to everyone around you!”

WHAT TO EXPECT: 

1. Powerful messages on growing in faith
2. Practical seminars on sharing the Gospel
3. Evangelism at local malls and public places
4. Mission Opportunities in 2023 for local and international missions
5. Worship Night with “Spring of Life” Band
6. And more… 

We continue to introduce representatives of various ministries of the PCSBA, and today we present our treasurer to you, Alexander Gol. A correspondent of the Information ministry department, Svetlana Iotko, had the following interview with him.

All Sunday School Principals, Teachers and Assistant Teachers are invited to the conference on March 18, 2023 at the Second Slavic Baptist Church.

Originally, due to the pandemic, the tickets that I bought to visit Spain in 2020 have been suspended indefinitely. Praise God that this trip was able to finally take place at the end of January 2023. The purpose of the trip was to teach about the building up of the church, to visit the church services in Valencia, and to meet with the local church leaders.

PCSBA's January 2023 Newsletter is available here: in Russian | in English.

Another one of the monthly meetings of ministers of the PCSBA took place on January 18. Even though the pandemic is now over, ZOOM became a good platform for communication among the PCSBA pastors who are serving in different cities.

This past Christmas season, our church used this opportunity to reach out to our surrounding community and host a Christmas Bingo Night. Few weeks in advance, we announced via church website, Instagram, and a sign banner on the church property to ensure that people are aware of the event. One week prior, our youth passed around flyers to the neighborhood inviting them personally. Our purpose was to create a community- friendly event and to invite those who may not otherwise come to church.

Over the course of many years in the Association, the video ministry was led by Aleksandr Vivsik who is a member at the First Slavic Evangelical Baptist Church of Sacramento. He has been a very sacrificial and dedicated person. Through the Association’s video channel on YouTube, he was sharing about the various ministries of the Association, about the Association’s conventions, and various events. However, at the end of 2022, due to his health issues, he had to pass this ministry on to another person.

PCSBA's December Newsletter is available here: in Russian | in English.

On December 9, 2022, House of the Gospel Church in Fresno held a Ladies Christmas Dinner with over 120 ladies in attendance. The purpose of the event was to bring ladies of all ages together to connect with each other and hear an encouraging message that would prepare them to enter the Christmas season with a heart that is focused on Jesus rather than the hustle and bustle of the secular world.

On Saturday, December 3, 2022 Bryte church hosted a missionary reunion – a meeting of missionaries and those, who are interested in this ministry. Over 16 missionary teams from various churches of the Pacific Coast Association, as well as our friends from SOL Church, and New Life rehab center were able to attend this meeting.

That was the theme of the youth conference, “Getting Right with God”, which was hosted by Bryte Church on November 11-12, 2022. The event was attended by almost two hundred young men and women ages 14-25. The Association’s “Unite” youth ministry were in charge of organizing this event; the main speakers were Evgeniy Gol and Andrey Sava.

Merry Christmas and a happy New Year 2023! During the time of celebration, may our hearts be filled with worship, just like the fields of Bethlehem were full of the melody, harmony, and rhythm that is out of this world! A few years ago, while being at the conservatory, I had the privilege of studying the structures of musical masterpieces, harmony, form, style, and much more. We do not know how this heavenly worship looked like, but we can be sure that it was unique which we can’t compare to anything that is recorded by the human composers on this earth!

PCSBA's November Newsletter is available here: in Russian| in English.

According to the testimony of Joseph Sheremet, who is in charge of the Missions ministry at Grace Family Church, God is calling their family to move to Poland for a long-term service among the Ukrainian refugees and the local Polish population. Prior to this, he was there with his wife and daughter on a short-term mission trip and saw the great need for dedicated ministers who are able to bring the Gospel to the people and help them in their spiritual concerns. He shares more about this in a radio broadcast, which can be accessed here. And in a booklet you may read to find out how to join them in their ministry and help them in carrying out this difficult project.

On November 6, The Good News Church in Tacoma, WA was celebrating their 25-year anniversary. This was a special time of thanksgiving to God for the opportunity to serve the community and see His work in the hearts of the people. There was a Word of edification, singing for the glory of God, words of encouragement, as well as the Lord’s Supper.

More than 120 participants from Ukraine, USA, Moldova, Poland gathered to analyze the causes and discuss the challenges that Ukraine faced in connection with the war with Russia. The consultation was initiated by Mission Eurasia, the PCSBA’s partner, a missionary organization known for its projects in Ukraine, Russia and other countries of the former Soviet Union.

On September 30, 2022, twelve House of the Gospel Church’s women leaders joined hundreds of other women leaders at a Christ-centered You Lead Women’s Leadership Conference hosted by Lifeway.

Previously, in the Almanacs of the Association's conventions, we gave statistics on radio programs and publications on the website and in the Newsletters of the Association. But then, to save space in the Almanacs, we stopped doing this in 2019. However, the statistics do exists and you can access it by clicking on the links below.