Welcome!

I was born in Ukraine where I grew up as a child and in 1998, I moved to Fresno, CA with my parents. I grew up in a Christian family and my parents had a significant impact on my faith. They’ve taught me to love Jesus, to love the Bible and to be faithful to God’s guidance. I grew up attending House of the Gospel. I was baptized in this church and it is here that I have learned to love God and to love people.

   One of my long-time passions is teaching. I received my Teaching Credentials from Fresno Pacific University and began my profession as a teacher in a local high school. Meanwhile, I always continued to be involved in various ministries at the church and was hearing God calling me to be in leadership at the church. I enjoy preaching God’s word; I enjoy sitting down with people over a cup of coffee and having conversations about their walk with God and growing together with the church community. In 2019, I became a lead pastor of House of the Gospel. In 2010, I married my wife, Inna. We have a son, Ian and another son on the way.

Hope for House of the Gospel My dream for this church to be a place where the hurting, the hopeless, the discouraged, the depressed, the frustrated and confused can find love, acceptance, guidance, and encouragement. It is so that we would be a family of men and women who know and worship Jesus. It is the dream of church members growing together in spiritual maturity – loving, laughing, and learning together, understanding God’s wonderful plan, and faithfully serving God.