Russia: Church growth despite hostility

Despite ramped-up restrictions on evangelical Christianity in Russia, the church is continuing to grow in an increasingly hostile environment.

Earlier this year, the country’s General Prosecutor’s Office ruled that foreign organisations, including Christian ministries, pose a threat to Russia’s national security.

Following the ruling, several Christian groups were blacklisted as “undesirable organisations” including the American evangelical ministry Child Evangelism Fellowship and Mission Eurasia, a training and church-planting ministry.