Head of the Metropolitan District Held a Working Meeting with Bishop Ignaty of Aktobe and Kyzylorda

August 7, 2025 – Almaty.

At the administrative and spiritual-cultural center of the Metropolis of Kazakhstan named after Metropolitan Joseph (Chernov), Metropolitan Alexander of Astana and Kazakhstan held a working meeting with Bishop Ignaty of Aktobe and Kyzylorda, Chairman of the Commission on Youth Affairs.

His Grace presented to the Head of the Metropolitan District the program of the 10th Congress of Orthodox Youth of Kazakhstan, which will take place in Almaty from August 8 to 11 by the blessing of His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Rus’.

The forum program includes lectures on youth ministry, meetings with the clergy of the Almaty Diocese, an encounter with the author of the YouTube channel Seraphim, S. Sashliev, a discussion on issues relevant to the younger generation, an intellectual quiz dedicated to the New Martyrs and Confessors of Kazakhstan, as well as excursions, a concert, and a procession to the site of the martyrdom of the heavenly patrons of Almaty and all Kazakhstan – the Hieromartyrs Seraphim (Bogoslovsky) and Feognost (Pivovarov).

According to Bishop Ignaty, the delegates of the event will include leaders of youth associations from across Kazakhstan, specialists responsible for youth programs in dioceses and parishes, and guests from Russia.

Metropolitan Alexander emphasized that holding such a large-scale youth congress under the auspices of the Metropolitan District is the contribution of the Orthodox Church of Kazakhstan to the common cause of educating children and adolescents in the spirit of traditional moral and spiritual values and true patriotism – and therefore, in the building of a worthy future for the country.

During the meeting, matters concerning the activities of the Aktobe Diocese were also discussed – including educational and social-charitable work, the establishment of parish-based spiritual and cultural centers, and the activation of youth ministry.

Special attention was given to the development of church life in Baikonur and Kyzylorda and the pastoral care of believers living in rural areas.

Bishop Ignaty expressed gratitude to the Head of the Orthodox Church of Kazakhstan for his active involvement in the life of the young Aktobe Diocese.