"Baptist Beginnings in Russia and Ukraine" explores how the Baptist movement emerged in the Russian Empire during the late 19th century. Historian Heather J. Coleman traces its roots from German missionary influence to the rise of Russian and Ukrainian believers who shaped their own evangelical identity amid state opposition. Figures like Nikita Voronin and Vasilii Pavlov played key roles in spreading the faith, adapting it to Slavic culture while facing persecution. This compelling history reveals how Baptist convictions took hold in an unlikely setting.
Read more in Baptist History & Heritage Journal (Winter 2007, Vol. 47, Issue 1).
