Church is WHO WE ARE not where we go.

IT IS ALL ABOUT RELATIONSHIP.

CHURCH HISTORY

Christ is the creator, founder, and head of the church. Jesus said “I will build My church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.”

The history of "Living Stream" church began with a group of Slavic Christians from Ukraine who gathered in Jacksonville, praying for God to send them a pastor. Initially, they attended an American church but soon felt a calling to worship in their native language and create a place of faith for other Ukrainian believers. In 2000, the Lord answered their prayers by bringing the Bondarenko family from Ukraine to Jacksonville, where Vitaliy Ivanovich Bondarenko became the first pastor.

For 17 years of his ministry he faithfully ministered and laid a solid foundation in the spiritual development of the church.

Pastor Vitaliy loved people, and had a heart for serving young people; he devoted much of his attention to them - he married, baptized, and ordained many of them. Most importantly, he used every opportunity available to preach about the Lord.

Pastor Vitaly’s ministry went beyond our church. He taught in various Bible schools, was invited as a speaker to many conferences, greatly supported missions, and never stopped evangelizing.

In 2017, our beloved Pastor Vitaliy left to be with the Lord and his son, Bogdan Bondarenko, became the senior pastor. Today, our church continues to grow and develop in different directions, despite all the difficulties we have faced.

Living Stream Church's vision can be stated in two words: GROW and GO, which means we are striving to achieve spiritual maturity and go into this world to save the lost.

God has not yet told us “enough”; therefore, our story continues. The desire and purpose of our church is to be the light and salt of this world, not just to be in “Living Stream” church, but to be the living stream.

PASTORAL TEAM

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BOGDAN BONDARENKO

Senior Pastor

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PAVEL STEFOGLO

Executive Pastor

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DMITRIY KOVALENKO

Associate Pastor

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PASTORAL TEAM

BOGDAN
BONDARENKO

Senior Pastor

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PAVEL
STEFOGLO

Executive Pastor

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DMITRIY
KOVALENKO

Associate Pastor

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YAROSLAV
BRYCHKA

Associate Pastor

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DEACON TEAM

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NIKOLAY
DEGTYAREV

VITALIY
SUSHINSKIY

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ANDREY
BAZAN

SIARHII
CHAIKOUSKI

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VASILIY
PIVOVAREVICH

VALENTIN
MOROZOV

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ELI
ZHUSHMA

ALEX
ZAVADSKIY

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VICTOR
SENDETSKIY

VITALY
ZUBENKO

STAFF

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YELENA SUSHINSKIY

DIANA SHULYAK

Administrator
Ministry Coordinator

Media Director
Pastor's Assistant

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TATYANA SHEVTSOV

LIDIYA DUDENKOVA

Accountant

Ukraine Relief Coordinator
Accounting Assistant

Kids Ministry Director

Kids Ministry Administrator

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ANASTASIA SHEVTSOV

MARK SUSHINSKIY

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VLADIMIR MIRKO

PAVEL LAZUKIN

Multimedia Tech

Audio Engineer

NADIYA KOLOSOV

ANITA VORONIN

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DAVID PAVLOV

DANIEL MOYSEYEV

Maintenance

Facility Manager

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VERONIKA PIVOVAREVICH

RAISA KOZYARSKY

IT & Production

Photos & Videos

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Events Coordinator

Teens Ministry Admin

ALEKSEY SEMENENKO

VALENTINA KOKHANEVYCH

Youth Leader

Secretary

Statement of Faith

  • We believe that the Holy Scriptures, consisting of the Old and New Testaments, are fully inspired by God, and is infallible and without error in its original manuscripts. The Bible is the absolute and supreme source and authority in matters of faith and life.

    2 Tim. 3:16-17 | 1 Thes. 2:13 | 2 Pet. 1:21 | Rom.16:25-26

  • We believe in one eternal, almighty, and perfect God — one divine essence, eternally abiding in three Persons: the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit. God is the Creator of all things that are visible and invisible.

    Gen. 1:1 | Deut. 6:4 | Is. 43:10-11 | Mat. 28:19 | 1 John 5:7-8

  • We believe in the deity of our Lord Jesus Christ, in His virgin birth, in His sinless life, in Him being fully God and fully man, in His miracles, in His atoning death, in His bodily resurrection, and in His second coming to the earth in power and glory.

    John 1:14 | 1 Tim. 3:16 | 1 Tim. 2:5 | Is. 9:6 | Phil. 2:5-6

  • We believe the Holy Spirit is God, who dwells in us producing fruit in all believers who are born again, and empowers them for service and witness to the world. Through the Baptism of the Holy Spirit, believers can speak in tongues. We believe that the gifts of the Spirit are active and necessary for the present time.

    2 Cor. 3:17 | Gal. 5:22-23 | Rom. 8:9 | 1 Cor. 12:4-10 | 1 Cor. 12:28 | Acts 19:6 | Joel 2:28-29

  • We believe that the fall and sinfulness of man, resulted in separation from God. Man's only hope for redemption of sins is through the shed blood of Jesus Christ the Son of God. We are saved by grace, through repentance and faith in Jesus Christ: His death, burial, and resurrection. Salvation is a gift from God, not a result of our human efforts.

    Matt. 26:26-29 | 1 Cor. 10:16 | 1 Cor. 11:23-25

  • We believe that all who have repented and believe in Jesus Christ as Savior and Lord, are to be baptized, at a mature age, by means of full immersion into water, according to the commandment of Jesus Christ. Through water baptism believers proclaim to the world their death to sin and resurrection with Christ to new life.

    Matt. 28:19 | Acts 2:38 | Mark 16:16 | 1 Pet. 3:21 | Col. 2:12

  • We believe that The Lord’s Supper, consisting of bread and the fruit of the vine, is a commemoration of the death of the Lord and is to be done in remembrance of Him until He comes again. The bread and the fruit of the vine are symbols that represent the body and the blood of Christ. This institution is intended for baptized believers.

    Matt. 26:26-29 | 1 Cor. 10:16 | 1 Cor. 11:23-25

  • We believe marriage is defined in the Bible as a lifelong covenant, a sacred bond between one man and one woman. It is publicly entered into before God and officiated by an ordained pastor.

    Matt. 19:4-6 | 1 Cor. 6:9-10

  • We believe that sanctification is the ongoing process of yielding to God’s Word and His Spirit in order to mature and develop Christ's character in us. It is through the present ministry of the Holy Spirit and the Word of God that the Christian is enabled to live a holy life.

    1 Thess. 4:3, 5:23 | 2 Cor. 3:18, 6:17 | Rom. 12:1-2 | Rev. 2:11 | 2 Tim. 3:16

  • We believe that The Church of Jesus Christ is the universal, spiritual body of believers from every tribe, tongue, and race. It is empowered to fulfill the Great Commission, which is to spread the Gospel and to manifest the Kingdom of God. Every Christian must belong to a local church for fellowship, service, accountability and spiritual growth.

    Matt. 16:18 | Eph. 1:22 | Eph. 2:19-22 | Eph. 3:10 | Rom. 12:4-5 | Jam. 5:14-16 | Matt. 16:19 | Heb. 10:25

  • We believe in the second coming of the Lord Jesus Christ, the resurrection of the saints, the millennial reign, and the final judgment. The final judgment will determine the eternal status, either heaven or hell, for all people.

    2 Pet. 3:13 | Mark 14:62 | Matt. 26:64 | Rev. 20:12-14 | Rev. 20:1-6