In a land where the Russian Orthodox Church dominates, an evangelical charismatic church is creating spiritual waves. ’The Protestant movement is growing very strongly,’ said Rick Renner, senior pastor of Moscow Good News Church. Renner and his wife Denise moved their family to what is now the former Soviet Union. Nine years later, in September 2000, they started Moscow Good News Church in the Russian capital city. Moscow church is approximately 3,500 people in regular attendance. That's big for Russia, where most Protestant churches attract less than a thousand people to each of their congregations. While the goal is to reach a broad section of those living in Moscow, the church puts a special emphasis on reaching the upper class. ‘Specifically, a part of our vision is to reach a higher class of people,’ Renner said. That's because ‘they need God, too, and there aren't many churches that they can actually feel comfortable in,’ he explained.

Praise: God for the continued growth of the Good News Church. (2Cor.9:8)

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