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God is doing
incredible things
in very hard places.

Steven W. Smeltzer serves with EFCA ReachGlobal Crisis Response —
bringing hope through presence, preaching, training and counseling.

19 trips to Ukraine · 4+ years · Thousands ministered

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19

Trips to Ukraine
since 2022

1000s

Ministered to
in Ukraine

7+

Years in crisis
response ministry

Our mission

“Bringing hope to people in crisis through the ministry of presence, training, preaching and counseling.”

Steven W. Smeltzer serves with EFCA ReachGlobal Crisis Response, working in partnership with local churches to make disciples in the mission field created during and after a crisis — in Ukraine, across the United States, and wherever God calls.

What we do

Ministry in the
hardest places

The reality of war in Ukraine

Field deployment

Crisis Response

Serving on the ground in Ukraine and at crisis sites across the US — bringing presence, hope and practical care to those in the hardest moments of their lives.

Training military chaplains in Ukraine

Training

Equipping Leaders

Leading trauma care and crisis response training for military chaplains, pastors and church leaders — equipping them to care for those devastated by war and loss.

Preaching at a Ukrainian church

Preaching & Counseling

Gospel & Healing

Preaching in churches and seminaries across Ukraine and providing individual counseling to soldiers and civilians processing trauma, grief and loss.