The new circumstances and factors of our modern times have placed Bulgarian Protestants in an environment that is very different from their previous context. Those circumstances include Bulgaria’s entrance into the EU, the fact that it remains part of the large family of countries with democratic systems of government, as well as the continuous challenges of movements and ideas leading to the detriment and against the desires of many for ethnic, religious and social mutual understanding.

The new environment has put the values of ethics, belief, and human dignity of Bulgarian Protestants to the test, so that they may prove their equal rights in the pursuit of perfecting the human soul toward that which is good. Because God has commanded us through His Word: