Why Volgograd

You may be more familiar with the former name of Volgograd... Stalingrad. The city is about 500 miles south of Moscow, in between Ukraine and Kazakhstan where Russia "bottle-necks" in the southwest.

Situated, along the west bank of the Volga river, Volgograd is one of the longest, thinnest cities in Europe. During World War II, this city on the Volga was a major target of Hitler’s invasion. The Battle of Stalingrad is still considered to be one of the decisive military engagements of world history.

An entire generation has passed since the Russian peoples of this "Hero City" held the Nazis at Russia’s southern gate, but the situation today is no less urgent. Years of a Godless, communist regime have left the one million people of Volgograd hopeless. Their economic situation has been turbulent, they have seen the demise of their culture, and the overwhelming majority of them have yet to be introduced to the Gospel of Jesus Christ.

The years following WWII saw the rebuilding of this city’s physical infrastructure. Today, the call goes out to introduce the sons and daughters of Volgograd, Russia to the King of Kings. Only the Lord Jesus Christ can lift them up from the rubble of their broken lives, and give them hope.