In Drochia there is a church with a museum, a social canteen and a park: what is special about the Church of Peter and Paultranslated

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On the outskirts of Drochia there is a place where the church has become much more than just a church. Here they pray under painted vaults, keep old Moldovan carpets and family icons, prepare hot meals for those in need, and create a park for the entire area. We walked through the parish of the Holy Apostles Peter and Paul - from the small winter church, where so recently we served on the earthen floor, to the bell tower under the very roof.

In the New Plan sector, closer to the outskirts of Drochia, the city gradually becomes quieter. There is no longer the usual bustle of the center: low houses, gardens behind fences, quiet streets, above which the high church bell tower is especially clearly visible.

The Church of the Holy Apostles Peter and Paul is hard to miss. Light walls, a green roof, a spire stretching to the sky, an arched entrance with wrought-iron doors - everything looks solid, long established. And only the photographs on the fence remind us: just recently this church was not here.

Church of the Holy Apostles Peter and Paul in the city of Drochia

Chronicle on the church fence

Even at the entrance to the church courtyard there are banners. They show the history of the parish in photographs. An old one-story building with empty window openings. Earth,…