Bible Study
  • Signs of the end
  • Bible Study
  • World News
  • Catholic Church
  • Sunday Deception
  • Login
No Result
View All Result
  • Signs of the end
  • Bible Study
  • World News
  • Catholic Church
  • Sunday Deception
No Result
View All Result
Bible Study
No Result
View All Result
Home End times headlines

SDA Pastor abducted during church service in East Ukraine

in End times headlines
0
Share on Twitter

csm_ukrain-abduct-web_b97a12440e

A Seventh-day Adventist pastor is missing after being abducted by gunmen during a communion service last Sabbath at a church in separatist-controlled eastern Ukraine, local church leaders said.

Unidentified men carrying machine guns and wearing camouflage burst into the church in the city of Horlivka on September 27 and seized Pastor Sergei Litovchenko, the Ukrainian Union Conference said.

“They interrupted the worship service and forced the worshipers to disperse,” it said in a statement. “They ordered Pastor Sergei Litovchenko to close the church, forced him into a car, and drove away in an unknown direction.”

The incident occurred as the pastor was leading the congregation in a communion service in the small, rectangular church located at 1 Ulitsa Horlovskoi Divizii. Adventist churches around the world commemorated Jesus’ Last Supper on September 27 as is customary on the last Sabbath of each quarter.

The Horlivka gunmen justified their actions by saying that “this is Orthodox land and there is no place for various sects here,” the conference statement said.

They refused to say who they were and what right that had to disrupt the church’s activities, replying bluntly to church members’ questions, “It’s none of your business.”

The Ukrainian Union Conference was trying to establish the whereabouts of the pastor.

“Where he is and what has happened to him is unknown,” said Vassily Nichik, director of the Public Affairs and Religious Liberty department of the West Russian Union Conference, which borders eastern Ukraine.

“Please pray for him,” he said on his Facebook page.

The abduction is a troubling development for the Adventist Church in eastern Ukraine, where clashes between pro-Russia separatists and Ukrainian government forces have killed more than 3,500 people since April. Separatists, who support the Orthodox faith and have spoken critically of Protestantism as a sect, have detained several church members in the past but always released them quickly.

No Seventh-day Adventists have been injured or killed in eastern Ukraine, where the conflict de-escalated into an uneasy ceasefire on September 5. Only one church building has suffered major damage.

John Graz, director of the Adventist world church’s Public Affairs and Religious Liberty department, expressed deep concern over the kidnapping and said he was puzzled over why anyone would target the pastor.

“Our church is officially recognized in Russia and Ukraine, and we expect our members and pastors to be respected by the authorities on the territory of eastern Ukraine,” Graz said Monday. “The Seventh-day Adventist Church is not involved in politics, and we don’t understand why it should be attacked.” http://news.adventist.org

Related Posts

End times headlines

In times like these, we need a savior

End times headlines

Ellen White: The Final Movements WILL Be Rapid Ones

End times headlines

No One Can Enter The Kingdom Of Heaven Except Through The Catholic Church — Says Vatican

End times headlines

Chinese House Church Members Arrested for Listening to Foreign Pastor’s Audio Sermons

Next Post

Is the grace of God limited?

The Church of Christ

The heartbreaking reality of Ebola: Photos show brutal effects of virus on Liberia victims and their loved ones as death toll rises to 4,033

Discussion about this post

Reccommended

  • The black pope is the most powerful man in the world

    476 shares
    Share 191 Tweet 119
  • Bill Gates’ Former Doctor Says Billionaire ‘Refused To Vaccinate His Children’

    182 shares
    Share 73 Tweet 46
  • Pope Francis ADMITS He Is The ANTICHRIST At The United Nations. MUST READ

    515 shares
    Share 206 Tweet 129
  • Mel Gibson: Hollywood Elites ‘Kill Innocent Children & Drink Their Blood’

    193 shares
    Share 77 Tweet 48
  • Vatican admits the change of Sabbath was their act not the Bible

    394 shares
    Share 177 Tweet 90

POPULAR

Health Messages

This is What Happens when you eat Carrot everyday

End times headlines

In times like these, we need a savior

End times headlines

Ellen White: The Final Movements WILL Be Rapid Ones

Bible Study

© 2020 amredeemed - End times headlines | Coming of Jesus

Navigate Site

  • Privacy Policy
  • About Us
  • Disclaimer
  • Terms of Use

Follow Us

No Result
View All Result
  • Signs of the end
  • Bible Study
  • World News
  • Catholic Church
  • Sunday Deception

Welcome Back!

Login to your account below

Forgotten Password?

Create New Account!

Fill the forms bellow to register

All fields are required. Log In

Retrieve your password

Please enter your username or email address to reset your password.

Log In
This website uses cookies. By continuing to use this website you are giving consent to cookies being used. Visit our Privacy and Cookie Policy.