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    GEMS

    Greater Eurasian Mission Society

    Churches across Eurasia, from the Baltic to Central Asia.

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    Churches
    36
    Attendance
    4,441
    Countries
    14
    Founded
    —

    Mission & vision

    The Greater Eurasian Mission Society (GEMS) supports ICOC churches across Russia, Ukraine, the Caucasus and Central Asia.

    GEMS reports 27 churches in 10 countries, with congregations in cities including Moscow, Saint Petersburg, Kyiv, Minsk, Almaty, Tbilisi, Yerevan, Tashkent and Bishkek.

    27

    Churches

    10

    Countries

    Figures as published by the society. Map counts above come from the January 2025 Disciples Today church survey.

    Founding & milestones

    1. Today

      27 churches in 10 countries

      GEMS supports congregations across Eurasia, spanning nine major city churches and surrounding regions.

      Source: eurasianmissions.org(opens in a new tab)

    Territory

    14 countries · 36 churches

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    Initiatives & programs

    City churchesSupport for congregations in Moscow, Saint Petersburg, Kyiv, Minsk, Almaty, Tbilisi, Yerevan, Tashkent and Bishkek.
    Regional trainingLeadership development for churches spread across vast distances.

    Goals

    01

    Sustain the 27

    Keep every existing Eurasian congregation supported and staffed.

    02

    Reach unentered nations

    Extend into Eurasian countries without an ICOC church.

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    Churches

    36 of 36 shown · January 2025 Disciples Today survey.

    Kyiv Church of ChristKyiv, Ukraine1,433
    Moscow Church of ChristMoscow, Russia926
    Novosibirsk Christian ChurchNovosibirsk, Russia372
    St. Petersburg Church of ChristSt. Petersburg, Russia313
    Odesa Church of ChristOdesa, Ukraine262
    Vladivostok Church of ChristVladivostok, Russia178
    Ekaterinburg Church of ChristEkaterinburg, Russia130
    Minsk Church of ChristMinsk, Belarus75
    Kharkiv Church of ChristKharkiv, Ukraine74
    Tbilisi Church of ChristTbilisi, Georgia64
    Dnipro Church of ChristDnipro, Ukraine54
    Rostov-na-Donu Church of ChristRostov-on-Don, Russia50
    Lviv Church of ChristLviv, Ukraine47
    Nizhny Novgorod Church of ChristNizhny-Novgorod, Russia45
    Electrostal Church of ChristElectrostal, Russia43
    Tashkent Church of ChristTashkent, Uzbekistan39
    Vladmir Church of ChristVladmir, Russia33
    Kropyvnytskyi Church of ChristKropyvnytskyi, Ukraine26
    Chelyabinsk Church of ChristChelyabinsk, Russia25
    Almaty Church of ChristAlma-Ata, Kazakhstan23
    Ufa Church of ChristUfa, Russia20
    Velikiy Novgorod Church of ChristVelikiy, Russia20
    Belgorod Church of ChristBelgorod, Russia19
    Vinnytsia Church of ChristVinnytsia, Ukraine19
    Spassk-Dalniy Church of ChristSpassk-Dalniy, Russia18
    Yaroslavl Church of ChristYaroslavl, Russia17
    Donetsk Church of ChristDonetsk, Ukraine17
    Sumy Church of ChristSumy, Ukraine17
    Omsk Church of ChristOmsk, Russia16
    Istanbul Church of ChristIstanbul, Turkey16
    Ashkabad Church of ChristAshkabad, Turkmenistan13
    Bishkek Church of ChristBishkek, Kyrgyzstan10
    Volgograd Church of ChristVolgograd, Russia10
    Khabarovsk Church of ChristKhabarobsk, Russia8
    Perm Church of ChristPerm, Russia7
    Iran Church of ChristTahran, Iran2

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    Sources

    Church data compiled by Sergio Pulido and Disciples Today (January 2025).