Then there was food and conversation. The wide tiled hallway provides place for tables of food
to be set up buffet style.
These are the children of the branch Primary.
Friday, June 8, 2012
Chapels in the Kyiv Mission
On our recent trip we were able to visit three more chapels. This small one is in Rivne, west of Kyiv.
This branch building in Odessa is also constructed near the end of an apartment building like the previous one. Obviously the branch is larger, with a second story and basement available.
This historic building in downtown Odessa was bought by the church. It is located just a block from the beautiful opera house and is also walking distance to the port with a park nearby. The shell of the building had to be maintained but the inside was completely remodeled to fit the needs of the large branch. The ground floor is primarily the chapel
Here is a group of institute graduates and you can see the lovely windows to the back side of the building which is a park on the interior of a city block. Here is a photo of that outside of building.
You will recognize the dormer windows in this photo of the upper story open lounge area for gatherings. This was the refreshment time after the seminary/institute graduation. Classrooms on the left for institute/seminary/youth groups and a small kitchen finish out the top story.
The second floor is classrooms including one with family history computers. The basement has a baptismal font, dressing rooms/restrooms.
In Chernigov, north of Kyiv near the Byelorus border, the branch now meets in part of a building that was a bank. This is the exterior of the building.
The branch occupies the first floor space. Windows looking out onto the street are in classrooms. On the back side of the building is the area of the chapel/multi-purpose room. This was our last Sunday there and the branch always wants to take a picture.
