Our mission is not simply words on a page, it is people. This mission is accomplished through Christians, taught and equipped for God's good works, growing in grace and experience by application of knowledge, who will plant new churches and mature them to the glory of God.
As you know, the Institute of Theology and Christian Ministry began classes in January 2005. At the time we were recruiting students for Jan. ’05. ITCM had plans and goals but no track record or previous experience on which applicants could base a decision. Nevertheless 12 brothers and sisters from across Russia decided to come to St. Petersburg to study. We would like you to meet our “Abrahams and Sarahs” – our first 12 students, 11 of which became our first graduates, who like Abraham and Sarah went to “a country they did not know” (Genesis 12:1, Hebrews 11:9) with only a desire to learn, faith and obedience to God’s call to guide them.
