Prior to Russia’s full-fledged invasion, 7,170 Protestant associations, educational institutions, and churches found refuge in Ukraine. And to this day, Ukraine retains the distinction of being Europe’s largest evangelical country, with approximately 800,000 to 1 million individuals attending Protestant churches every Sunday. Despite what Putin would like Americans to believe, Ukraine is Europe’s evangelical stronghold — the “Bible Belt” of Eastern Europe.
27.11.2021 02:24
Author: By Jan Somma-Hammel | jsomma@siadvance.com
New fashioned from old: Completion of the roof and restoration of the facade of the St. Joachim and St. Anne R.C. Church on the grounds of Mount Loretto, Pleasant Plains. The church was open by the summer, only two and a half years after a five-alarm fire on December 19, 1973 left only the facade and portions of the walls remaining. Preservation has been a keynote in the restoration.
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