UOC community in Hilchа praying in church house, their church sealed off
The UOC community in Hilcha. Photo: rivne.church.ua
In Hilcha, Rivne region, the religious community of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church held a Sunday service in a house on the territory of the church, reports the press service of the Rivne Eparchy.
The church was sealed off after an attempted seizure by supporters of the OCU.
As earlier reported, supporters of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church in Hilcha demanded that St. Nicholas’s Church of the UOC be given to them.
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