SPEAKING OUT — Pastor Alex Ilash of the Well of Living Water Church in Izmail, Ukraine, left, stands with Bishop Darrell Cummings of the Bethlehem Apostolic Temple during a church service at Bethlehem Apostolic Wednesday night. -- Joselyn King

WHEELING — A Ukrainian minister told a congregation in Wheeling on Wednesday night people who know God not only should stand strong during times of crisis, they also must stand up and take action.

Pastor Alex Ilash of the Well of Living Water Church in Izmail, Ukraine, addressed those at the Bethlehem Apostolic Temple in North Wheeling. It was Ilash’s second visit to the Friendly City, the first trip coming in May 2023.

He asserted Russia’s war with Ukraine has less to do with taking over the resources in the region than it does stopping the sprea

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