Over 80 communities transfer to Orthodox Church of Ukraine in April – Viktor Yelensky

Over 50 reports on transferring from the moscow patriarchate to the Orthodox Church of Ukraine (OCU) have already come in May.

Viktor Yelensky, Head of the State Service for Ethnic Policy and Freedom of Conscience, made this statement during a briefing at Media Center Ukraine – Ukrinform.

“In April, more than 80 communities transferred from the moscow patriarchate to the Orthodox Church of Ukraine. At least there were reports of gatherings where the communities decided to change their allegiance. And in May, there have been more than 50 reports of such gatherings so far. Of course, the charters of these communities have not been amended yet, because this is a time-consuming process. More importantly, this process is ongoing. And, in my opinion, it is not happening like an avalanche but dynamically.”

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