More churches in Moscow, a worldclass metropolis emerging from communism. Moscow, a city of more than 12 million, has an evangelical population of less than one-tenth of 1 percent. The spiritual needs are staggering. With an emphasis on lively worship, the Church of the Open Door has been reaching lost people in this modern city, but our workers need help. The church’s Russian pastoral couple is leaving this ministry, and recently the church lost its lease.

The Alliance entered Russia in 1993, partnering with an existing church, the ECMU (Evangelical Christian Missionary Union), whose church-planting methods have included personal evangelism, small groups, Bible studies, mentoring, and discipleship. The Alliance has worked alongside the ECMU, providing encouragement and support. In 2003 the ECMU sent its fi rst churchplanting couple to Moscow, and the Church of the Open Door held its fi rst public services in 2004.

The Alliance plans to train leaders and form a core group of believers from the Church of the Open Door to establish a new church, repeating this pattern many times over.

• Pray for the Church of the Open Door. • Pray for C&MA missionaries Steve and Christina Volstad, who are serving as the interim pastoral couple. • Provide funding for desperately needed church facilities.

With God’s leading and the help of the Alliance family, this project will enable the Church of the Open Door to reach the millions in Moscow by establishing congregations throughout the city.