{"id":2512,"date":"2019-06-20T14:58:52","date_gmt":"2019-06-20T14:58:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/umc-eurasia.ru\/?p=2512"},"modified":"2019-07-16T17:41:11","modified_gmt":"2019-07-16T17:41:11","slug":"rebirth-of-a-local-church-in-kunda-estonia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.umc-eurasia.ru\/en\/rebirth-of-a-local-church-in-kunda-estonia\/","title":{"rendered":"REBIRTH OF A LOCAL CHURCH IN KUNDA, ESTONIA"},"content":{"rendered":"<div align=\"right\"><em><strong><span style=\"color: #708090;\">by: Taavi Hollman<\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/div>\n<p>Some years ago, the United Methodist congregation in the small town of Kunda, Estonia, almost ceased to exist. Only a few teenagers met occasionally with a pastor. There was no regular work, and there were no services either.<\/p>\n<p>With support from the Fund for Mission in Europe, a project called \u00abYear For God\u00bb started in August 2015 under the leadership of pastor Robert Tserenkov. Six young people enrolled, all of them students at the Baltic Methodist Theological Seminary in Tallinn.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"sign\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Robert Tserenkov.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/img-fotki.yandex.ru\/get\/43843\/456139109.0\/0_17a2c0_fe4343bd_XL.jpg\" alt=\"Robert Tserenkov.jpg\" width=\"537\" height=\"800\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><figcaption><em>Pastor Robert Tserenkov<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"color: white;\">&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;..<br \/>\n&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.<br \/>\n&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;<br \/>\n&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;<br \/>\n&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.<br \/>\n&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;<br \/>\n&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;<br \/>\n&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.<br \/>\n&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;<br \/>\n&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;<br \/>\n&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.<br \/>\n&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;<br \/>\n&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;. &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;..<br \/>\n&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.<br \/>\n&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;<br \/>\n&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;<br \/>\n&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.<br \/>\n&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;<br \/>\n&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;<br \/>\n&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.<br \/>\n&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;<br \/>\n&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.<br \/>\n&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.<br \/>\n&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;<br \/>\n&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;<br \/>\n&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.<br \/>\n&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;<br \/>\n&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;..&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;..&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;..<\/span><\/p>\n<p>In September 2015, the \u00abYear For God\u00bb project directly impacted the small Kunda church. The young people initiated weekly events for teenagers and children, and at least 20 of them started to gather each Saturday. Some new adults also began to come to church.<\/p>\n<p>All of the interns in the project want to continue in ministry as lay leaders. One of them is becoming a really good preacher, two of them are interested in Christian media ministries. Two are working with children and teenagers, one of them in worship and music. The Year for God has given the youth a good opportunity to explore different ministries and practice their gifts.<\/p>\n<p>Also read article<a href=\"http:\/\/old.umc-eurasia.ru\/en\/russian-speaking-methodist-ministry-helsinki-finland\">\u00a0\u201cRussian speaking Methodist ministry in Helsinki, Finland\u201d<\/a>\u00a0by Taavi Hollman in our site.<\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.metodistikirik.ee\/index.php\/en\/kirik\/leadership\/70-superintentent\">District Superintendent Taavi Hollman<\/a>, Tallinn (Estonia)<br \/>\nPhoto: UMC in Estonia<br \/>\n<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"share42init\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>by: Taavi Hollman Some years ago, the United Methodist congregation in the small town of Kunda, Estonia, almost ceased to exist. Only a few teenagers met occasionally with a pastor. There was no regular work, and there were no services either. With support from the Fund for Mission in Europe, a project called \u00abYear For God\u00bb started in August 2015 under the leadership of pastor Robert Tserenkov. 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