In St. Petersburg, Baptists are trying through the courts to gain access to the house of worship that was transferred to them in 1993

28 May 2020, it became known that the Association of Evangelical Churches Baptist Christians in St. Petersburg and the Leningrad Region are being trained documents for filing a lawsuit against the owners of the Elektroapparat plant, who refuse to in access to the prayer house building located on the territory of the plant.

built in 1911, with the money of the Baptists, the building of the "House of the Gospel" in Soviet times was given to the plant, and in 1993 it was transferred to the community for perpetual use. The area under the building foundation”, was handed over to believers only in 2013. Remaining part The historic site remained in the ownership of the plant.

Building needs serious repairs, but the community cannot carry it out, because there are problems with access to the prayer house. Factory management refuses allow believers and builders to enter the territory of the sensitive facility. At the same time, on There is a business center on the territory of the plant, where you can easily get there.

Authorities cities offered the Baptists to build a prayer hall instead of this building and site. house in another part of the city, however, the proposed plots and the amount of compensation are not established a community. In addition, it is important for believers to restore the prayer house precisely on their historical site.

22 May 2020, the management of the plant refused to let representatives of the religious organizations to the building, citing anti-epidemic measures.

Community intends to seek the establishment of an easement through the courts.

In March 2021, the situation has not changed. It became known that the management of the plant, in a verbal conversation, threatened to confiscate Dom Gospel" for defense needs.

Believers began collecting signatures under a petition demanding the return of the land plot under the building and opening it to believers access to the Gospel House.

Sources

• High voltage electrical insulation. The Baptist Prayer House near the "Mining Institute" was at the center of a land scandal // Fontanka.ru. May 28, 2020
• Gospel House. Saint Petersburg. Unlock the Historic Church //Change.org. March 2021