SHORT HISTORY OF THE SECOND SLAVIC BAPTIST CHURCH SACRAMENTO CITY, 2017

[SHORT HISTORY OF THE SECOND SLAVIC BAPTIST CHURCH SACRAMENTO CITY, 2017. История основания второй славянской баптистской церкви в Сакраменто в 1997 году из-за перенаселенности первой церкви, возглавляемой Ф.П. Карпецом. Документ содержит детали создания] 1 SHORT HISTORY OF THE SECOND SLAVIC BAPTIST CHURCH SACRAMENTO CITY MARCH 16TH 1997 – MARCH 26TH 2017 Before 1997, the city of Sacramento had only one Slavic Baptist church, where the late F.P. Karpets served as the lead pastor. It was located in south of Sacramento. This church membership grew very rapidly. In the 1990s, many emmigrants arrived from the former USSR, and the premises of the church did not accommodate all those wishing to attend worship services. Due to the above circumstance, the morning Sunday services were organized in…

[SHORT HISTORY OF THE SECOND SLAVIC BAPTIST CHURCH SACRAMENTO CITY, 2017. История основания второй славянской баптистской церкви в Сакраменто в 1997 году из-за перенаселенности первой церкви, возглавляемой Ф.П. Карпецом. Документ содержит детали создания] 2 The Lord blessed the new undertaking, and we rented the worship hall from the Seventh Day Adventists, the church building on Eastern Avenue. The first worship service was held there on March 16, 1997. The worship hall was crowded with people and accommodated for about 300. The first membership meeting regarding church members’ admission and the approval of ministers was held on April 23, 1997. Brothers from PCSBA (Pacific Coast Slavic Baptist Association) attended and led the membership meeting: • Chairman of the PCSBA - Nikolai Timofe…