Bria & Jesse Pohle

Jesse and Bria are missionaries serving Christ and people in Ukraine and the USA. Bria is a Christian music artist and speaker, Texas-born and Ukraine-raised — she lived in Ukraine for nearly 30 years, beginning at age 13 when her family moved there as missionaries. Bria sang on Ukraine's The Voice in 2014, and the Lord used that exposure to expand her music and ministry to national and international stages.

Jesse is Buffalo-born and raised, becoming a full-time missionary in 2013 leading short-term missions to the Dominican Republic and Costa Rica. A mutual friend connected Bria and Jesse in 2011; they finally met in June 2019 and were married six months later.

Now, they serve together in Ukrainian churches and communities across America, and in an ever-increasing capacity across Ukraine, especially the front lines areas of Russia's invasion.

— Jesse & Bria

• Front-Line Ministry: At least twice a year we travel to southeast Ukraine to work with pastors and chaplains living and serving on the front lines of Russia's war. We visit church congregations to encourage through music and Scripture, towns liberated from occupation (bringing food, Bibles, toys), and soldiers from trenches to military bases — sharing the Gospel and hope through music and preaching.
• Worship Leaders Retreat: Once a year we partner with Worship Quest (California) to minister to Ukrainian worship leaders — hosting an event in Poland for those who fled the war, and a retreat in Ukraine for those still in-country.
• In the US: We are frequently invited to Ukrainian churches around the country to serve through music, lead worship, preach, and teach at women's events.
• Resource Sharing: We fundraise for local pastors and chaplains in Ukraine who receive no salary — providing rent, food, Bibles, fuel, and vehicle upkeep as they travel hundreds of miles weekly to minister.