Joseph Bondarenko

Joseph (Iosef) Bondarenko (born December 15, 1936) is a Russian evangelical minister, author, theologian, public speaker and founder of Good Call Ministries,^[1] based out of Orange County, California. Bondarenko currently resides in Santa Barbara, California. A notable Soviet dissident, in 1962 Bondarenko's diploma was withheld and he was expelled as a young man from Odessa Institute of Marine Fleet Engineers (currently Odessa National Maritime University) for illegally engaging in religious activities in the Soviet Union.^[2] Undeterred by this expulsion, Bondarenko's ongoing activities eventually led to multiple prison terms in both Odessa and Kiev.^[3]

References

1. ↑ http://goodcallministries.org/Home/AboutUs
2. ↑ de Boer, ed., et al., S.P. (1982). Biographical Dictionary of Soviet Dissidents 1956-1975. Martinus Nijhoff Publishers. p. 61. ISBN 90-247-2538-0.  |accessdate= requires |url= (help)
3. ↑ Bourdeaux, Michael (1968). Religious Ferment in Russia; Protestant Opposition to Soviet Religious Policy. London: MacMillan & Co., Ltd. p. 213.  |accessdate= requires |url= (help)