Membership in Baptist Church in Ukraine Is Declining

Today membership in the Baptist Church, which is one of the most influential Protestant denominations in Ukraine, is decreasing, and in comparison with the previous decade fewer number of people are baptized.

Last year, 1,145 Baptists Churches in Ukraine did not baptize a single person. This was announced at the regional Missionary Forum of Evangelical Christians-Baptists, held June 22 in the Gospel House church in Khmelnytskyi, Religion in Ukraine reports.

Therefore, the event was called "Year of Mission" for special attention in 2013 is paid to missionary activities. The organizers named goals and objectives for the churches for the next 10 years, which included doubling the number of churches and spiritual growth of believers.