Family Festival in Irpin city
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The Family Festival that took place in May was another stone in the foundation of restoration of family
values. It was a tremendous fest that drew attention of many citizens of Irpin city who came to support an
institution of the family in Ukraine. The festival was a part of an All-Ukrainian Family Week that lasted from
May 15 till May 22 in many cities of Ukraine. The purpose of the event was to draw attention of society to
problems of a family, to make stress on importance of development of family values and activate society, as
well as unite governmental and non-governmental institutions, businesses, media and Christian churches
around the question of family and marriage. New Hope worker Stanislav Gruntkovskiy organized and led this
big family event in Irpin, his town . The main found sponsors of the Festival were Irpin Bible Church, Church
Union of Irpin area, and building company “Build Group Management”. Irpin Bible Church is one of the
model churches that New Hope build partnership with.
In March 31 New Hope Ukraine did a conference “In Step with Master Teacher” for ministers who work with children. Participants had a chance to hear many useful and interesting things from trainers, Robert and Sandy Barber, who have a rich experience working with children. The main theme of the conference was “How to develop Biblical attitude to children and children ministry and how to be a model for them”.
