Too many churches are implementing “strategies” that have little to no connection to their community. This is because too many churches are completely out of touch with their surrounding community.
Pastor Henryk Skrzypkowski and members of CBC opened the Christian Transit Center (CTC) for Ukrainian refugees and have received more than 2,000 refugees. The center has beds for 200 people, and their registration desk and kitchen are open 24 hours.
The Baptist Convention of Maryland/Delaware (BCM/D) has formed Ukraine Relief, an initiative to connect local believers with Ukrainian refugees to show mercy and advance the spread of the gospel.
“It’s just cool to see Polish Baptists stepping up and taking care of their neighbors. They’ve done that for a long time now, but this is a different level,” Brownd said.
Kingsville Baptist Church (KBC), a merger of the non-denominational Slavic Church of Christ in Baltimore and First Baptist Church of Kingsville, is comprised of up to three generations of immigrants primarily from Russia, Ukraine, and Belarus.