Vadim Chepurny

Vadim was born in Ukraine to a Christian family in 1989, just before the fall of the USSR. It was a time of great awakening in the region. With newfound religious freedom, churches were being planted almost every day. His parents were part of the central local Baptist church in Kyiv. As a young child, Vadim clearly recalls seeing genuine love for Christ, reverence for the Scriptures, and a zeal to serve God. However, the church was spiritually young and immature. Very few men received in-depth theological training. The gospel was not always clearly presented. So when the early years of revival subsided, the church became easy prey to false teaching and pragmatism.

In 1998, Vadim’s family moved to the United States. He was initially baptized at the age of 17, as this was considered the right age to join the church. However, it was not until he was 24 that God truly converted him to Christ. While studying the doctrines of grace, Vadim, for the first time, understood the holiness of God, his own sin, and the need for a Substitute. He placed his faith in Christ and never looked back. Seeing that baptism is an external sign of an internal reality, Vadim was truly baptized in 2015. Along with embracing the doctrines of grace, God had planted the desire to teach and preach the Scriptures.