Mykhailo Panochko Elected Head of Union of Churches of Christians of Evangelical Faith

On May 21, 2010, in Chernivtsi, the 16th convention of the Church of Christians of Evangelical Faith of Ukraine, which was attended by 518 delegates from all the regions of Ukraine and about a hundred official guests, came to a close.

CHERNIVTSI  – On May 21, 2010, in Chernivtsi, the 16^th convention of the Church of Christians of Evangelical Faith of Ukraine (CCEFU), which was attended by 518 delegates from all the regions of Ukraine and about a hundred official guests, came to a close. The motto of this year’s event was the words of Christ “I am coming soon.”

According to the press service of the CCEFU, the United Church of Christians of Evangelical Faith, the Union of Free Churches of Christians of Evangelical Faith, partner missionary, charitable, and public organizations were invited. The guests of the convention included ministers of Pentecostal association of Russia, Belarus, Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, Finland, Sweden, Norway, Germany, USA, and other countries.

During the convention, the leaders of the Union of Churches of Christians of Evangelical Faith, namely, the senior bishop, his deputies, and heads of departments, were elected. The participants elected Mykhailo Panochko the head of the union and Viktor Boryshkevych, Yurii Veremii, Mykhailo Mokienko, and Oleksandr Babiichuk his deputies in different regions.   

The convention was attended by authorized representatives of all 1,500 local churches of Ukraine and guests.