In Kharkiv region, the state has taken away a church from the UOC congregation

On July 19, 2024 the Economic Court of Kharkiv region ruled in favor of the Kharkiv regional prosecutor’s office on expropriation of the local Holy Protection Church, which is an architectural monument, from the Holy Protection community of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church in the village of Parkhomovka in Kharkiv region. About it reports the official website of the Ministry of culture and information policy.

“By its decision the court removed obstacles in the implementation of the state of the use and disposal of the monument of architecture of national importance “Pokrovskaya Church” by recognizing illegal and abolition of the decision of the executive Committee of Parkhomovsky village Council from 03.06. 2009 № 35 “On registration of the right of ownership of the non-residential building” Holy Protection Church, part of the complex of buildings and structures in the village Parkhomovka, street. Cooperative, 16”, canceled the certificate of ownership of the religious community on the property issued by the executive Committee of Parkhomovsky village Council”, – said in the message of the Ministry of Culture.

Recall, earlier we reported that the Western Court of Appeal reversed the decision on the right to use the land plot in the city of Ternopil, on the territory of which is located the Cathedral of the Ternopil diocese of the UOC Ternopil in honor of the Holy Martyrs of Faith, Hope, Love and Sophia, as well as the diocesan office. Thus the court upheld the decision of the Ternopil city administration of April 17, 2023.