St. Andrew's Ukrainian Orthodox Memorial Church - Somerset, NJ
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N 40° 32.786 W 074° 31.263
18T E 540555 N 4488518
This church is located at 135 Davidson Avenue, Somerset, NJ 08873.
Waymark Code: WMCPDM
Location: New Jersey, United States
Date Posted: 09/28/2011
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This complex has a church, cemetery, museum, seminary and monuments. The Church's architecture is unique...being multi-tiered with two spires on either side of a taller steeple. The Church is constructed with a yellowish brick.
It is the center for the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the USA. However, it was not until 1996, that the Orthodox Church of the USA was joined to the Ukrainian Orthodox Church. Read more about this interesting history at (
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The Church's website (
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has this to say about itself:
"Dominating the property of the St. Andrew Center is the unique edifice of the St. Andrew Memorial Church. Soaring skyward, the church is a monument to Ukrainian Cossak Baroque architecture. A result of years of planning and the sacrifices, labors and donations of countless faithful, the church is dedicated to all who perished in the Stalinist famine of 1932-33 and who have given their lives for the cause of freedom and justice.
The interior of the church reflects the mystery, beauty and splendor of Eastern Orthodox Christian spirituality. The Iconostasis (Icon Screen) which separates the Holy of Holiest from the nave of the church, is the work of the Ukrainian artist Petro Kholodny. In 1980, and again in 1996, the interior was decorated by another Ukrainian artist, Boris Makarenko.
Those who visit the church on Sundays or feast days have the opportunity of witnessing the worship of the Ukrainian Orthodox church in all its splendor. The Center’s choir under the direction of Taras Pavlovsky, through its use of ancient Kyivan liturgical melodies and compositions of renowned composers, presents the fullness of Ukrainian Orthodox spirituality in word and note."