I was a student at the Baltic Methodist Theological Seminary from 2002-2006; being in the 8th graduating class. Looking back at those years, I am now convinced that the Seminary doesn't merely give a diploma, but a running start in life in ministry.
After graduating, I continued my studies at the Institute of Theology of the Estonian Evangelical Lutheran Church, earning my Master's degree in Religious Pedagogy in 2008. Following this, I was an assistant teacher at the Vana Koiola primary school in Polvamaa, Estonia.
From 2003-2016, I went on 17 mission trips to Russia and worked among the Khanty - an indigenous Finno-Ugric people in Western Siberia - and I remain active contact with the people there to this day.
From 2008-2010, I served as pastor for the EMC Rapina Church.
I worked for the Estonian Salvation Army for 4,5 years as a secretary and their Intergrated Missions' Coordinator. The experiences and skills attained during that time have proved very useful in my work today.
In 2012, I married my former BMTS classmate and fellow graduate Jelena Povilavitshene, with whom I began doing mission work in Lithuania. Over the course of a decade we served in five cities: Vilinius, Ukmerge, Panevezhys, Shiauliai, and Birzhai.
As of 2022, my wife and I are in ministry at the EMC Kohtla-Jarve Kolgata Church.
Stemming from my interest in peoples and cultures, I furthered my education, entering the Doctorate programme in the field of Ethnology at Tartu University.
I worked at BMTS as a translator (EST-RU) for many years, and, as of 2025, hold a teaching and research fellow position here. My primary fields of research are the History of Methodist Movements in the Baltics, and Christian Mission Work among Finno-Ugric Peoples in the Last 30 Years.
Courses:
- Reformation
- Early Christianity & Middle Ages
Church Affiliation:
- Estonian Methodist Church, Tallinn congregation (Estonian Fellowship)
Contact:
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