Indigenous Christian Missions in the Former Soviet Union

Vol. 2, No. 1, Winter 1994, Covering the Former Soviet Union and East Central Europe

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Indigenous Christian Missions in the Former Soviet Union

Missions Affiliations:

Adventist	18
Armenian Apostolic	4
Catholic	31
Evangelical Christian-Baptist*	1,581
Lutheran	27
Mennonite	5
Methodist	8
Molokan	6
New Apostolic Church	4
Nondenominational (Protestant)	149
Old Believer	2
Orthodox	94
Pentecostal/Charismatic	327
Presbyterian	6
Reformed	9
Denomination unknown	187

Missions Personnel:

Staff	12,355
Volunteers	16,231

*Includes a significant number of independent and quasi-independent ministries spawned by local congregations

Explanatory Notes:
The Christian Resource Center computer database in Moscow contains 2,458 entries on indigenous missions. CRC researchers do not believe they have yet identified all indigenous parachurch Christian ministries. It is the opinion of EWC&M Report editors that, despite a truly extraordinary CRC effort, Orthodox and Catholic parachurch groups probably are underrepresented in the database, possibly to a substantial degree. If true, explanations would include the CRC's more developed network of relationships with Protestant groups, a lower level of motivation among Orthodox to cooperate in a non-Orthodox research project, and wariness of publicity among Catholic groups.

The Christian Resource Center plans to publish a Russian-language directory of indigenous Christian missions in April 1994, to be followed later by an English-language edition of the same volume. In addition to entries on each organization, appendices will group entries by denomination, region, type of organization (publishing, educational, brotherhood, etc.), and type of activity (evangelism, medical, social services, human rights, etc.).

Source: Dr. Sharon Linzey, Christian Resource Center, Box 115, 117311 Moscow, Russia; tel/fax:7095-939-0641; international fax: 7095-437-9296; MCI satellite fax: 7503-956-5022.

Sharon Linzey, "Indigenous Christian Missions in the Former Soviet union," East-West Church & Ministry Report, 2 (Winter 1994), 6.

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