The Chaplain's Ministry movement in Ukraine began after Russia's first invasion in 2014. Following the annexation of Crimea and the conflict in Eastern Ukraine, there was an increased need for emotional and spiritual support among Ukrainian military personnel, who faced the challenges of war and separation from their families.

In response to this need, the Chaplain's Ministry began to take shape with the training and deployment of chaplains within the Ukrainian armed forces for the first time in Ukraine's history. One of HART's partner pastors was the driving force of this new movement. Pastor Valerie, formerly a colonel in the Air Force, had a vision for the chaplain ministry in Ukraine long before the 2014 conflict.

We have partnered with this movement since 2015 and have coordinated two PTSD conferences for Ukrainian Chaplains in cooperation with The Billy Graham Association and Samaritan's Purse.