First Baptist Church has been involved in helping build and support a sister church in Drabiv, Ukraine. Condidtions are not good there and religion, though accepted is not practiced by many. We have found the children and teen eager to be with us "American christians" and have seen many develop a purposein live that only Christ can give. Even some of our translators have become christians and continue to help us during our time there.

This last year we were able to help their church body purchase a building in the downtown area for use as a church. This year we will be able to use that facility as well as the city Cultural Center we have used in past years.

One of our fundraisers this year was Luau in a Box. The boxes were filled with festive tropical things and sent to college students and servicemen. Postage to the military is being provided by Q102 radio.

Stop in at the Ukraine Coffee Bar at church Sunday Mornings. and help our Ukraine Team as well as we prepare to go over in July to our sister church in Drabiv(Google Map), Ukraine and help, encourage, and train in their faith.

Great News!!

We're back and have a lot of exciting news to tell!!! more

photos from this year's trip

Our Mother's Day Flower Sale raised about $2,000 for the Becky Gruessing Scholarship Fund and will help make it possible for 2 girls, who live in Drabiv who have been coming to our camps since they were little, to attend college. They were in the camp that Becky helped lead and have become Christ followers as a result of our camp. This is one of the girls. She helped at camp this year.