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On Sabbath afternoon, Sept. 18, the 17吃瓜网 formally organized the Sacramento Ukrainian church鈥攖he only official Ukrainian congregation in the Pacific Union. The service took place in the congregation鈥檚 rented church sanctuary in Fair Oaks.

The joyful program included music from children鈥檚 and young people鈥檚 choirs, as well as a sermon by President Marc Woodson. The congregation presented the conference with a beautiful illustrative carving of Psalm 23, created by Ivan Noshyn, church elder.

鈥淭he members are very happy! It鈥檚 a big step in their lives鈥攁 miracle for a lot of Ukrainian people here,鈥� said Roman Tsyganiuk, senior pastor of the Sacramento Slavic/Sacramento Ukrainian district. He serves with Andriy Mykhaylovskyy, associate pastor of the Ukrainian church and youth pastor of the Slavic church.

The new church has its roots in the Sacramento Yugoslavian church, where a number of Russians and Ukrainians worshipped together several decades ago. The Yugoslavian church established the Sacramento Slavic company as a 鈥渄aughter鈥� congregation, which became its own church in 2004. Later, the Slavic church created a 鈥渄aughter鈥� congregation of its own. The new Ukrainian group, with 116 members, held its first service in October 2018. They were organized as a company a few months later in January 2019.

About 100,000 Ukrainians live in the Sacramento metro area, and church members are eager to reach out to them. The new church has active ministries for children, youth, families, and health, as well as a vibrant media ministry. The congregation is making plans to eventually purchase a church facility of their own.

鈥淧lease pray for this church and for the pastors,鈥� said Tsyganiuk. 鈥淲e believe that this church will grow and be a blessing.鈥�