February 23, 2026
A review of Serving God Under Siege by Valentyn Syniy, recounting Tavriski Christian Institute’s evacuation and ministry during the Russian invasion of Ukraine, and the resilience and faith required to lead amid trauma and displacement.
September 30, 2025
Mulberry Int., ICOM, IDES, Lifeline, and FAME collaborate to fill at least one 40-foot container and have it over to the people of Ukraine by 2026.
June 3, 2025
New book chronicles the many phases of the war in the Ukraine: the outbreak of war, daily hardships, evacuation, ongoing ministry, recovery, and renewed hope.
October 28, 2024
Our hearts were moved to stand at the river, boots on the ground, and spend a short couple of weeks with the Ukrainians who continue to suffer the loss of so much.
April 8, 2024
"The overwhelming majority of volunteers at the beginning of the war were provided to Ukrainian society by churches," Ukrainian minister Valentin Siniy writes. "It is difficult to find an evangelical church that did not play a role" . . .
August 8, 2023
The author, a former missionary to Ukraine, and a group of short-term workers went to Germany to provide respite care at the relocated Good Samaritan Children's Home this summer. . . .
August 7, 2023
Good Samaritan Children’s Home was founded in Ukraine in 2001 but relocated to Germany last year because of the Russian invasion. Adjustments have been challenging. . . .
TCM, which has a long history of ministry in Eastern Europe, wasted no time in working within their network of believers to help those affected by the war in Ukraine. . . .
December 17, 2022
After 10 months of war in Ukraine, more than 75,000 residential buildings have been destroyed, 40 percent of the electric grid is critically damaged, and many villages and small towns have been wiped out. Thousands have died and millions displaced. Amid all this, Christians are at work helping their friends, neighbors, and fellow citizens.
December 13, 2022
Tavriski Christian Institute celebrated its 25th anniversary this fall. It did so during a war, displaced from its campus in Kherson, Ukraine, but dedicated to continuing its commitment to training Christian leaders for a country that needs them more than ever.
November 1, 2022
By Laura McKillip Wood Renee Flory had already taken a mission trip to Eastern Europe when she heard Glen Elliott (a missionary to Ukraine for five years in the 1990s and later lead pastor of Pantano Christian Church in Tucson, Arizona, for more than 20 years) speak to her church about Tavriski Christian Institute (TCI), a Christian seminary in Ukraine. During her previous trip, she had felt drawn to the people of that nation but believed God was telling her to wait. She returned to teaching kindergarten in California. But then in 2000, when she met Glen, she told him
October 26, 2022
News briefs about a "Declaration and Address" original copy on display, three notable deaths, Mulberry International's efforts in Ukraine, Ends of the Earth Cycling's schedule, and this weekend's big football game (Point University vs. Kentucky Christian University).
September 26, 2022
The Russian invasion of Ukraine forced Tavriski Christian Institute to move from Kherson to western Ukraine. But as it marks its 25th anniversary, TCI has continued the work of training students for ministry, while also performing incredible humanitarian work.
September 1, 2022
By Laura McKillip Wood Kevin and Renee Payton talked as they did their Christmas shopping. It was December 2002, and they were home on furlough from their ministry in Simferopol, the central city in Crimea, which was still part of Ukraine at the time. Kevin had been teaching theology at a college in Crimea for about four years, but they saw their work with these students ending, as former students who had gone on to seminary were returning to teach at the college. Maybe the need for American professors was waning. But what would they do? As they talked, they
August 22, 2022
When Russia invaded Ukraine in 2014, Vika and Sergey made a hard decision. She took their girls and moved to Bulgaria, where they were safe from Russian attacks. With this year's invasion of Ukraine, Sergey is no longer able to travel back and forth to Bulgaria . . .
When Russia attacked Ukraine, IDES (International Disaster Emergency Service) sprang into action. IDES, which is accustomed to operating under challenging circumstances, has partnered with 15 organization to provide relief to Ukraine and 11 surrounding countries. . . .
June 30, 2022
As Ukrainians struggle to grow food this summer, they fear that Russian troops might steal whatever can be harvested. Anya and Andrei are trying to garden for the first time at a relative's small country home. Neighbors have tried to help them as much as possible . . .
June 17, 2022
Mulberry International's ministry to Ukraine—primarily in the hard-hit Mariupol region—has focused on three areas of ministry since Russia's invasion in February: evacuation of the innocent, humanitarian aid, and sharing the gospel.
“My whole life has been divided into two parts—before and after February 24,” says Yulia, who lived with her 84-year-old father under Russian occupation in Kherson, Ukraine, before they escaped to Haus Edelweiss (near Vienna), where she will be teaching at TCM International Institute.
May 23, 2022
Natalia serves as chaplain for a western Ukrainian church that has provided relief to displaced people since the beginning of the war. This is the story of the help provided to three women through the church's "humanitarian hub."
April 7, 2026
John B. Penrose Jr
April 7, 2026
David Faust
March 27, 2026
Rick Cherok