The Resurrection Church recently celebrated twenty-five years of worship and service to the Lord in Borovliany, Belarus. After renting an auditorium for many years, Slavic Missionary Service remembers very fondly when an old post office was purchased in a prime location in Minsk. The construction project started quickly with much enthusiasm but soon waned because of problems and pressures from the authorities.

Because the official architect must be approved from the government during this time, the building was designed to parallel the catholic and orthodox churches already constructed. This required great amounts of money which...