After remaining 12 months the federal government allotted BGN 800,000 for the development of the Bulgarian church “St. Ivan Rilski”, nowadays the Council of Ministers authorized every other BGN 928,188. This used to be reported by way of the federal government knowledge provider.
The temple is situated within the construction of the Bulgarian embassy within the British capital, the announcement states.
In November 2023, paintings at the reconstruction of the church started. The important administrative procedures have in the past been undertaken with the Borough of Kensington, London.
After a large number of actions to demolish the inner of the devoted temple premises and toughen the construction, set up of doorways, home windows, wiring, plastering, air flow device, electric device, heating is now underway, the announcement mentioned.
It states that the function is for the church to be in a position in 2025. Thus, the huge Bulgarian group in Nice Britain can have its personal church.
Now our Orthodox compatriots are signing within the temple of the Ecumenical Patriarchate underneath a freelance till the top of this 12 months, the Council of Ministers states.
The separation of a non secular heart is of key significance, since because of the loss of a Bulgarian church, our compatriots seek advice from Russian, Serbian and Greek Orthodox church buildings, the place in addition they fall underneath overseas political influences, the federal government issues out.
In 2022, a small church “St. Ivan Rilski” used to be rocked by way of a scandal because of the elimination of the staurophorian butler Simeon Iliev after 30 years of provider. Bulgarians even protested in entrance of our embassy in London.
In his position, the Bulgarian Patriarchate appointed Father Dobromir Dimitrov. The cause of the alternate used to be that Father Simeon had a stroke, from which he used to be not able to recuperate and resume church services and products.
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