In Pasichna, UOC community prays in Sunday school after church seizure
The persecuted community held its first liturgy outside their Holy Trinity Church.
On December 22, 2024, parishioners of the Holy Trinity Church of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church (UOC) in the village of Pasichna, Kyiv region, were compelled to pray in a repurposed facility – the building of a Sunday school, reports kozalTv1. On December 18, when the church was seized by representatives of the OCU (Orthodox Church of Ukraine) accompanied by police, UOC believers were left outside the gates of their church, which had been built and maintained for many years by the efforts of the parish and clergy.
The church’s rector, Father Ivan Omelchuk, shared photographs of parishioners praying outside the church.
As previously reported by the UOC lawyer, the Holy Trinity parish of the UOC in Pasichna, Kyiv region, whose church was seized by the OCU in the presence of police on December 18, is defending its right to the sacred property in court.
