Our church is not called “Salvation” by chance. Every man
coming into this world needs salvation from difficulties and problems, but the
thing we need the most is the salvation of our soul and the eternal life with
God. This is why the purpose of the teaching and the sermons preached in our
church is the healing of diseases, deliverance from addictions, restoration of
the relationships in families, and the most important - every man’s meeting
with God Who can forgive sins and give the true happiness.
No man is obliged to attend our very church. You can attend any
church where you feel good. However, we will always be glad to see both you and
your family at our services and also minister to you. Our church is a family
having room for everyone. We love you and God loves you!
Pray and rejoice, serve and
multiply, dream and build up, bring up and love and win always!
Yours sincerely,
Philip
Savochka
The senior pastor and
the bishop of the “Salvation” churches
Senior pastor
The bishop and senior pastor Philip Savochka
Philip Savochka was born in a family of ministers, in Stepan town of Rivne region and he began to preach when he was just 10 years old.At 16 he ministered as a youth leader and at his 19
he was ordained as a choir regent. At the same time he also led a
variety-symphony orchestra in the church. When he was 23 years old God called
him to minister as a youth leader in Kiev
city.
In 1983 God gave him a vision to organize a new evangelization singing group.
God’s vision was fulfilled by the formation of the musical group called “White
Rank”, which used to bring Good News to the towns and villages of Kiev, Chernigiv and Cherkassy
regions. In 1992 God gave him a new vision – to plant new churches in Kiev city. The “White
Rank” group participated in planting and forming of more than 10 churches.
In 1993 he, his wife and
few free-will assistants started a church in Vishneve town “from the scratch”.
In 1997 God revealed him a new vision concerning cell churches. Thanks to this
revelation the church has quickly grown and today it numbers several thousand
Christians.
Philip Mihailovich
Savochka is an honorary doctor of Theology,
the bishop of the “Church of God”
Union of EFC of Ukraine and the senior pastor of the “Salvation” church, which
has about 50 branch churches at different places all over Ukraine.
He is a musician, a composer, the
author of five books on discipleship (intended for spiritual growing from a
convert to a church pastor) and also a teacher of the Ukrainian Evangelical
Theological Seminary.
The International Committee of Defense
of Peoples’ Rights rewarded him with honorary decoration degree, which was
certified by handing him a medal, issued in honor of United Nations
Organization’s 60s anniversary. Such an honorary reward was handed to the
senior pastor for the promotion and the personal contribution to the
establishment of unity, peace and mutual understanding among the Christian
confessions of Vishneve town. In 2003 “Salvation” church finished building its
temple, which is a model of the modern construction and serves as one of the
best architectural decorations of the town. Because of his rich leadership
potential, Philip Mihailovich has managed to form the strong team of ministers,
whom he fruitfully works with for the expansion of God’s Kingdom in Ukraine
and beyond its borders at present.
The pastor has the
wonderful family. His wife Nina is the pastor of the charity ministry. She also
performs a prayer ministry and holds seminars and counseling for the marriedcouples of the church.
Their daughter Marina is the wife of
the pastor of the “Word of Grace” church situated in Kyiv city. Their eldest
son Olexandr is a regent and the musical leader of a worship group of the
“Salvation” church. The second son Oleksiy is the senior sound technician of
the church and also a guitarist in a worship group. The youngest son David
ministers as an operator in a church video studio. Recently pastor Philip became a
grandfather because his daughter Maryna presented him with a granddaughter
named Salomiya.
