Calvary Baptist Church, Armenia
Armenia has a long Christian history as it was the first country to officially declare Christianity as the state religion in 301. Sadly, the last 100 years of Armenia’s history is marked by some inherently dark and evil times. The Turks systematically murdered approximately 1 million Armenians during World War One as well as forcibly converting between 100,000 and 200,000 Armenian women and children to Islam. These horrors were followed by 70 years of Soviet rule. When Communism fell the spiritual landscape was severely suffering, but a revival of the faith was soon underway. Grove Park began assisting in this effort in 2022 as we began sponsoring an Armenian church planter through NC Baptists on Mission. Pastor Tigran Grigoryan serves as pastor of the Calvary Baptist Church in Yerevan, Armenia. They currently hold services on Sunday afternoons in a building they share with another Baptist church. Armenian Christians sit at a key geographic location with the ability to reach some of the spiritually darkest areas of our globe. This combined with Armenia’s ongoing conflict with Azerbaijan makes the task of Pastor Grigoryan and his fellow Armenian Christians even more urgent.
Gift Options: A gift in any amount to aid Pastor Grigoryan and Calvary Baptist Church in their efforts to reach their nation with the hope of the Gospel.