Yuriy is a member of the M4 Ukraine National Team and oversees M4 Team Process in Central Ukraine, supporting new church planting teams in preparing for effective and sustainable ministry.

He encountered God at the age of seven, and from that moment decided to dedicate his life to serving Him. At 17, he moved with his parents to plant a church in another city, where he served as a youth leader and deacon. Fourteen years later, he was ordained into pastoral ministry.

Together with his wife Nina, they went on a missionary trip to Tajikistan (Dushanbe), where they served for a year in a local Christian church and worked with university students. In 2021, they founded Open Heart Church in Zolotonosha (Cherkasy region), where they continue to serve. Their vision is for the church to become a place of healing and hope for hundreds of city residents.

Yuriy and Nina have been married since 2009 and are raising two children; daughter Emilia and son Benjamin.