Dumenko speaks about religious situation in Ukraine to Lutherans in Finland
OCU delegation at the meeting of Christian Churches of Nordic countries. Photo: OCU
The head of the OCU, Epifaniy Dumenko, the spokesperson for this structure, Yevstratiy Zoria, as well as the bishop of the German Evangelical Lutheran Church of Ukraine, Pavel Schwarz, and the president of the Synod of the GELCU, Pastor Alexander Gross, held a series of meetings in bilateral and multilateral formats at the invitation of Christian Churches in Nordic countries – Iceland, Norway, Denmark, Sweden, and Finland. This information was reported by the official website of the OCU.
At a meeting at the residence of Archbishop Martin Modéus of the Lutheran Church of Sweden in Uppsala, Dumenko highlighted the religious and social situation in Ukraine and spoke about the "spiritual and humanitarian support for those affected by the war."
After the meeting, the participants "took part in the traditional Scandinavian candle lighting ceremony and the celebration of Saint Lucy."
As previously reported, commenting on Tucker Carlson's broadcast and the statements of American lawyer Bob Amsterdam about the persecution of the UOC, OCU spokesperson Yevstratiy Zoria stated that these people are lying and engaged in propaganda.
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