Australia
Dr. Nickolai Proublev
Canada
Rev. Allan Vincent
United Kingdom
Rev. William Smylie
USA
Dr. Robert Provost
Slavic Gospel Assn. represents the Union of Evangelical Churches − Baptists in Russia.
SGA NZ is a member of Missions Interlink NZ.
Since 1934 Slavic Gospel Association has been focused on helping Russian churches reach their lands with the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ. These churches have been faithful even through periods of cruel persecution.
We partner with individuals and churches throughout New Zealand and our joint purpose is to serve churches as they reach the lands of Russia, now known as the CIS, Commonwealth of Independent States.
Orphan Homes is a key area that SGA New Zealand is involved with. These homes are as far apart as Vladivostok on the eastern coast of Siberia to Ukraine in the west and south to Armenia and Uzbekistan where we have our main Orphan Home project. Sergeli Orphan Home is situated in Tashkent Uzbekistan and SGA NZ is the main supporter. As with all Orphan Homes we are able to regularly supply funds to meet day to day needs such as food supplies and clothing needs.
We also help with special needs such as upgrading bathrooms and toilets which have not been modernized since they were built and now found in a shocking state. Funds are provided to assist local churches take Christian programmes and Bibles to these precious children. The opportunities are enormous as there are thousands of orphaned and abandoned children hungry for the Love of the Heavenly Father shown through Jesus. This is possible through the Orphans Reborn Programme. Even Orphan Home Directors and caregivers are won for the Lord as they see Church workers lovingly give individual attention, telling children about the Father’s love. Hundreds of these children respond as they hear stories presented from the Bible.
This ministry provides individuals with the opportunity to help Bible preaching Russian churches reach out at Christmas time to lonely forgotten children living in orphanages and children’s homes. Where possible local churches bring the orphans to the church for a Christmas programme, but if this is not possible Christmas is celebrated at the orphanage. After Christmas stories and singing, each child receives their own gift, candy and Christian literature including a Bible of their own. This has a powerful impact on children as they hear of the Saviour who came for them, and who knows and loves them.
This is a wonderful opportunity as the local churches reach out to the underprivileged children in the orphan homes and communities in which they live. Thousands of young lives are presented with the opportunity of knowing Jesus as their personal Saviour.
Sunday schools, Bible in schools, tent ministries, hospital visitation and other opportunities are taken as workers reach out in love to the children in these lands.
Many babies and young children receive milk powder and special foods which will give them a greater opportunity to have a reasonable life because someone in New Zealand cared enough to make a gift to them.
The availability of Bibles and Christian Literature including ‘The Reason Why’ and Children’s literature are foundational to the equipping of the saints for the ministry of the church. For many years, SGA has been involved in the translation, printing and distribution of doctrinally sound literature as well as the Word of God.
| Rev Peter Somervell | - Chairman |
| Rev David Kimpton | - Deputy Chairman |
| Annette Billings | - Secretary |
| Ken Hunt | |
| Dr Rod Edwards | |
| Richard Hemmingsen | - Director |
| Barry Shaw | |
| Tanya Jones |
| Richard Hemmingsen | - Director |
| Elena Burduk | - Administrator |
