Roman Lunkin
My best estimate for Pentecostals and Charismatics in the Russian Federation today is approximately 900,000 believers in four to five thousand churches and satellite group fellowships. However, more precise numbers are difficult to obtain for several reasons.
- The present Charismatic figures and the totals previously published for traditional and moderate Pentecostals (East-West Church and Ministry Report 12 [Summer 2004], 7), undoubtedly include overlap, because some Pentecostal unions are members of Sergei Ryakhovsky's predominately Charismatic umbrella organization, the Russian United Association of Christians of Evangelical Faith (RUACEF).
- An unknown number of independent Charismatic churches are not affiliated with any church associations.
- Russian Charismatic churches typically spawn satellite affiliates and groups which are not always included in statistical totals.
Charismatic Church Associations in Russia
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ASSOCIATION
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LEADER(S)
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NUMBER OF CHURCHES AND LOCATION
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RUSSIAN UNITED ASSOCIATION OF CHRISTIANS OF EVANGELICAL FAITH (RUACEF) |
Sergei Ryakhovsky, bishop and chairman |
2,000
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| MEMBER ASSOCIATIONS OF RUACEF | ||
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"Church of God" |
Sergei Ryakhovsky, chairman | |
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Association of Churches CEF "Worship" |
Ruslan Belosevich, bishop | Approximately 30 churches and more than 100 groups in Republic of Khakasia, Tyumen' Region, Republic of Tyva, Altai Region, and other regions |
| "Churches of Faith" "Tserkvi Very" Russia, Moscow 5th Parkovaya ul.4-6 Tel: 786-76-56; 786-76-57; 786-76-62 |
Yelena Krylova, executive director | 175 |
| Independent Churches CEF Nezavisimye tserkvi KhVE 109369, Russia, Moscow, Lyublinskaya ul.104 Tel: 349-33-22; Fax: 349-32-16 |
Alexander Karpachev, executive director | |
| "Charisma" "Kharizma" 107564, Russia, Moscow Krasnobogatirskaya ul. 38/2 Tel: 963-35-11; 963-37-33 E-mail: Web site: www.i4j.net/charisma |
Pavel Savel'yev, president | More than 50 |
| "Kingdom of God" "Tsarstvo Bozhie" 129085, Russia, Moscow, Godovikova ul. 9/25 Tel: 730-32-44; 730-32-45; Fax: 721-24-44 |
Manuel Morales, chairman | Nearly 15 |
| "Calvary Fellowship" "Obshchenie Kalvari" 131000, Russia, Moscow Box 152 Varshavskoye Shosse 37 Tel: 748-36-48 |
Nataliya Zhedrivaya, president | Approximately 100 congregations, mainly located in Central Russia, Tatarstan, and Bashkiriya |
| "Global Strategy" "Global'naya strategiya" 153000, Russia, Ivanovo Box 37 Tel: 0932-30-15-55 |
Mark Leonard, president Dmitryi Blagoyev, executive director |
Headquartered in Ivanovo. Largest congregations operate in Ivanovo, Nizhnii Novgorod, and Moscow |
| "Good News" "Blagaya vest'" Russia, Moscow 2nd Freznaya ul. 4 Tel: 727-14-70 |
Rick Reiner, president Nikolai Kulakevich, executive director |
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| Association of Christian Churches "Union of Christians" (ACC AC) Assotsiatsiya Khristianskhikh Tserkvei "Soyuz khristian" (AKhTs SKh) 196105, Russia, St. Petersburg, Box 275 Tel: 812-316-14-14; E-mail: |
Igor Nikitin, president | Approximately 300 churches located in northwestern Russia; headquarted in St. Petersburg. |
| MEMBERS OF ACC AC ASSOCIATION | ||
| Association of Churches "Vineyard" Assotsiatsiya tserkvei "Vinogradnik" Tel. in Moscow: 958-59-66; 118-76-05 The largest congregation: Russia, Krasnoyarsk Region, Krasnoyarsk, Robespier ul. 30, kv. 13 Tel: 3912-22-71-36; 45-36-31; 44-92-45 Web site: http://church-v.chat.ru |
Roland Abadier, senior pastor in Moscow Alexander Mishin, pastor in Krasnoyarsk |
Approximately 20 churches and groups. |
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REGIONAL ASSOCIATIONS THAT ARE MEMBERS OF THE RUSSIAN CHURCH OF CHRISTIANS OF EVANGELICAL FAITH |
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| Perm Diocesan Administration CEF ("New Testament" Church) Permskoe eparkhial'noe upravlenie KhVE (Tserkov' "Noyi Zavet") 614001, Russia, Perm, Ordzhonikidze ul. 90 Tel: 3422-37-21-18; 37-18-64 E-mail: Web site: www.nzv.narod.ru |
Eduard Anatolyevich Grabovenko, bishop | Approximately 400 churches and groups located in Perm Region, Tatarstan, and Bashkiriya |
| Murmansk Regional Church Association Murmanskaya oblastnaya assotsiatsiya tserkvei 184530, Russia, Murmanskaya Oblast Olenegorsk, Murmanskaya ul. 5 Tel: 815-52-58-760 E-mail: Web site: www.northchurch.ru |
Pyotr Semeonovich Makarchuk, senior presbyter | 15 churches and several dozen groups in Murmansk Region |
| Pskov Regional Association RC CEF (Church CEF "Emmanuel") Pskovskoe Regional'noe ob"edinenie Rts KhVE (Tserkov' KhVE "Emmanuil") 180000, Russia, Pskov, Krestovskoye Shosse 86 Tel: 8112-16-67-89; Fax: 8112-16-67-48 E-mail: |
Nikolai Igorevich Zalutskyi, senior presbyter | Approximately 20 churches in Pskov Region |
| Association of Churches of the Republic of Karelia (Christian Center "New Life") Soyuz tserkvei Respubliki Kareliya (Khristianskii Tsentr "Novaya Zhizn' ") Russia, Petrozavodsk, Moskovskaya ul. 1 Tel: 8142-74-75-72; Fax: 8142-74-75-72 E-mail: |
Feodor Vladimirovich Akimenko, senior presbyter | More than 50 churches and groups in Karelia |
| Krasnodar Association of RC CEF (Christian Church "Bethany") Krasnodarkoe ob"edinenie Rts KhVE ("Khristianskaya tserkov' "Vifaniya") 350057, Russia, Krasnodar Pashkovskyi, Yugo-Vostochnaya ul. 19 Tel: 8612-39-18-71; 38-27-72; 38-28-72 Fax: 8612-38-25-45 E-mail: Web site: www.vifania.ru |
Sergei Yuryevich Nakul, senior presbyter | Approximately 300 churches and groups in cities and villages of Krasnodar Region. |
Roman Lunkin, "Pentecostal and Charismatic Statistics and Why They Should Be Used with Caution," East-West Church & Ministry Report 13 (Winter 2005), 3-5.
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