NEW ARMENIAN CHURCH TO OPEN IN ROSTOV REGION
/PanARMENIAN.Net/
03.06.2009 17:18 GMT+04:00
/PanARMENIAN.Net/ St. Grigor Lousavorich Armenian church will soon
open in Novocherkask (Rostov Region), Russia. Construction work began
in 2000, Vice President of "Ani" Armenian centre said. "Construction
was mostly funded by Head of Armenian community Ara Arsenyan and
other influential community representatives. Despite economic crisis,
we hope construction work will finish in 2010," Ms. Mirzoyan noted,
adding that on May 28 "Ani" cultural House had organized ceremony
dedicated to First Republic Day.
Armenian community of Novocherkask has a history of 14 years. The
town currently has a cultural centre and a Sunday school. "One of
our community’s principal tasks is to maintain permanent ties with
Armenia and bring up future generations as true Armenians educated
on the history and culture of their homeland," Vice President said.