Romanian Orthodox community in western Denmark consecrates its first church

The Romanian Orthodox community in Ringkøbing-Skjern, western Denmark, now has its own church after the place of worship was consecrated on July 11 by Bishop Macarie of Northern Europe.

His Grace spoke about the journey the community undertook to acquire and restore the church:

“We give glory to the all-merciful God for granting us the privilege of consecrating the altar of this holy church, which we purchased from the Lutheran community and restored after it had fallen into an advanced state of disrepair.”

“I remember coming here a few years ago, when I first saw this church. It had been abandoned and was almost in ruins. I came together with the parish priest and a few parishioners, and first of all, we prayed that the Lord would enlighten the owners to sell us this church, which had been left deserted. God enlightened them, and we were able to acquire it,” the bishop said.

Bishop Macarie also highlighted the entire community’s involvement in restoring the church.

“Together with all of you, we offered our gifts and succeeded in bringing it to the beauty it has today. We now pray that we may adorn it even more beautifully and that it may one day be clothed in the…