Interdenominational Ministry Agreement

Jesus Christ.... Head of the Church.

He died and rose again for us and so that the Church could be established for the glory of His name.

I believe in the holiness of the Church. I will withhold all criticism of the Church but give respect to her as the Body of Christ.

We will serve under the principle that the most important things are unity, freedom and above all love.

In agreement with the work of the Moscow Pregnancy Resource Center, Christian workers will serve together in unity regardless of their denominational background or culture. The joining together of believers of different confessions working together in unity can be a strong witness to the world, as we serve women in need.

For generations theologians have decided doctrinal questions, but even so many opinions still prevail. We call all to work together in the spirit of Acts 10:1-11:18. We ask al lto rejoice in the things that we have in common and to not be offended where we differ in faith and tradition.

We ask that in consultations and seminars or in other functions of the Moscow Pregnancy Resource Center that no one would preach from their own doctrinal perspective. But instead that you would uphold the basics of the Christian Faith. We ask that we would work without judging one another or the faith of another. Matthew 7:1-5

If you are in agreement with this Interdenominational Ministry Agreement and agree to uphold the principles within this document please sign below.

Steering Committee of the Moscow Pregnancy Resource Center

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Moscow Pregnancy Resource Center

In Russia children are very precious.
Children that are planned for and wanted are very precious.
Children that are unplanned or unwanted are an inconvenience and are easily discarded. It is our desire to change this national tragedy.

Abortion in Russia has been legal since the 1920’s. It is an accepted fact in a women’s life to use abortion as birth control. In the recent past the Church has taken steps to make known the truth about abortion and it’s terrible consequences. They have been vocal in advertising and on the Internet. The government is now also concerned with this national tragedy as the population in Russia as a whole is in serious decline.

We hope to further the Pro-Life Movement in Moscow, by opening the first Evangelical Pregnancy Resource Center. Moscow is a city of 15 million + people. In this world class city we have found less than 5 places where a women can go for help of any kind that deal with the hard issues she may be facing. There is only one other small pregnancy center run by eight women from the Orthodox church.

With the work of the Pregnancy Resource Center
we hope to accomplish the following:

Reveal the truth that Life begins at the moment of conception.
Stand firm against abortion and teach the sanctity and love of life.
In Christ’s love bring spiritual and psychological healing to those who have had abortions.
To provide a place of help to women who would keep their babies.
To provide a place of ministry to the Believers in Moscow to be involved in the Pro-Life Movement.

OUR PARTNERS

LIFE INTERNATIONAL
http://www.lifeinternational.com/

OUR PARTNERS

HEARTBEAT INTERNATIONAL
http://www.heartbeatinternational.org/index.htm

WEB LINKS elglish

Center Zhizn http://life.orthomed.ru/zhizn/english/

Statement of Faith

● We believe the Bible to be the inspired, the only infallible, authoritative Word of God.● We believe that there is one God, eternally existent in three persons; Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.

● We believe in the deity of our Lord Jesus Christ, in His virgin birth, in His sinless life, in His miracles, in His vicarious and atoning death through His shed blood, in His bodily resurrection, in His ascension to the right hand of the Father, and in His personal return in power and glory.

● We believe that for the salvation of lost and sinful man, regeneration by the Holy Spirit is absolutely essential, and that this salvation is received through faith in Jesus Christ as Savior and Lord and not as a result of good works.

● We believe in the present ministry of the Holy Spirit by whose indwelling the Christian is enabled to live a godly life and to perform good works.

● We believe in the resurrection of both the saved and the lost; they that are saved unto the resurrection of life and they dat are lost unto the resurrection of damnation.

● We believe in the spiritual unity of believers in our Lord Jesus Christ.

(Taken from the CareNet manual, adapted from the American National Association of Evangelical s ' statement of faith)

Statement of Principle

● The pregnancy help center is an outreach ministry of Jesus Christ through His church. Therefore, the pregnancy help center, embodied in its volunteers, is committed to presenting the gospel of our Lord to women with crisis pregnancies-both in word and in deed.

● Those who work as pregnancy help center board members, director, staff workers and volunteers are expected to know Christ as their Savior and Lord.

● The pregnancy help center is an interdenominational work.

● The pregnancy help center does not belong to any church or union of churches.

● The pregnancy help center is a ministry based in Moscow that seeks to get its support primarily from within the Moscow community.

● The pregnancy help center is committed to providing its clients with accurate and
complete information about both prenatal development and abortion.

● The pregnancy help center is committed to an attitude of compassion in dealing with clients, never to be judgmental even if a client might decide to go ahead with an abortion.

● The pregnancy help center is committed to integrity in dealing with clients, earning their trust, and providing promised information and services. The pregnancy help center denounces any form of deception in its corporate advertising or individual conversations with its client.

● The pregnancy help center is committed to assisting women to carry to term by providing emotional support and practical assistance. Through the provision of God's people and the community at large, women may face the future with hope, and plan constructively for themselves and their babies.

● The pregnancy help center does not discriminate in providing services because of race, creed, color, national origin, age, or marital status of its clients.

● Human life begins at conception (fertilization of the egg). The pregnancy help center is committed to protect human life in all its stages of development.

● The pregnancy help center does not recommend, provide or refer for abortion or abortifacients (= any means that would destroy or endanger human life in the womb).

● The pregnancy help center does not recommend, provide or refer single women for contraceptives. (Married women seeking contraceptive information should be urged to seek counsel, along with their husbands, from their pastor and physician.)

● The pregnancy help center offers assistance free of charge at all times.