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The Rev. Dr. Sergei Makov (left), with the late Bishop Cyril Milner (centre) and Bishop Kenneth Powell, following Dr. Makov's Ordination to the Presbyterate in St. Petersburg, 1993
Our Russian congregation, a small Church in St. Petersburg, known as the Church of Christ the Saviour (the Reformed Episcopal Church in Russia), is led by the Rev Dr. Sergei Makov, who was made a Deacon in England, and then in May 1993 was Ordained Presbyter in St. Petersburg.
Back in St. Petersburg, Sergei continues to support his Ministry by his work as a trained osteopath and by teaching English and Music.
The services are based on the Book of Common Prayer, which Dr. Makov has translated into Church Slavonic. Worship is scriptural and evangelical and this little Church fills the vacuum which exists between the Russian Orthodox and the Pentecostal Churches.
Within 16 months a total of £13,000 was donated to the Russian appeal, enabling the congregation to buy a small, semi-detached building with rights to a surrounding plot of land. The semi has been converted into a church, and the congregation hopes to build on the land in the future.
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The Rev. Dr. Sergei Makoc (centre) and some of the St. Petersburg congregation
This work is supported by generous donations from the English congregations, who have also sent humanitarian aid in the form of food and clothing.
Every year, The Rev. Dr. Makov makes the long journey from St. Petersburg to England to join his fellow Ministers and lay delegates at the annual Convocation of the Free Church of England, where he is a very popular figure. The Church of Christ the Saviour, St. Petersburg, is the only representative of Reformed Episcopal Christianity for several thousands of miles. Dr. Makov and his small congregation deserve our prayerful support.