In Kyiv a church was consecrated whose construction was not stopped either during the pandemic or during the great war...

In Kyiv a church was consecrated whose construction was not stopped either during the pandemic or during the great war

The Primate of the Orthodox Church of Ukraine, Metropolitan Epiphanius, consecrated the Church of the Holy Martyrs Boris and Gleb in the Varshavskyi neighborhood in Kyiv. The founders of the church were Stolitsa Group founder Vladyslava Molchanova together with her father, Professor Borys Romaniuk.

The church's foundation was laid on 6 August 2021, in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic. After the full-scale invasion the construction was not stopped, and on 25 September 2026 the church was opened to worshippers.

“During destruction, despite everything, we continue to build; during trials we do not lose faith,” Metropolitan Epiphanius said during the consecration.

According to Vladyslava Molchanova's plan, the church is to become the center of the neighborhood's public and cultural space: a park has already been laid out nearby, a Sunday school with a hall for educational and charitable events is under construction, and a drinking-water well is also expected to appear soon.

Already tomorrow, they report, the first festive service will take place in the Church of the Holy Martyrs Boris and Gleb in honor of the Feast of the Intercession of the Most Holy Theotokos and Defender of Ukraine Day.

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