Honoring St. Nicholas Day at Sveti Nikola Church

U.S. Embassy Charge d’Affaires Michael Murphy visited Sveti Nikola Church in Pristina on December 19, 2011 to pay respects to the clergy on St. Nicholas Day and to join Minister for Communities and Returns Radojica Tomic and Serbian Orthodox Bishop Teodosije in dedicating a multi-functional facility on the church grounds. USAID and the Ministry for Communities and Returns provided funds to remodel and furnish the community center, and USAID helped to construct a children’s playground and an Information Center in the church annex. Sveti Nikola Church is the only Orthodox Church in Pristina and receives many out-of-town visitors.

The improvements to the Serb Orthodox Church compound were carried out through the USAID Community Action Initiative Program, which is designed to better the lives of people in Kosovo’s non-majority communities. All program activities are identified by residents of non-majority communities as a top priority for assistance.