company, Rieger–Kloss then located in Czechoslovakia (Sudetenland), manufactured an organ for the church. Its manufacturer tried to architecturally tie the organ to the building itself. Since 1992, Catholic Masses and concerts have been held here. Bishop Jan Purwinski consecrated the church and a Mass was celebrated there on 4 January 1992. Currently, it belongs to the Kyivan Municipal Department for Culture, but the [Catholic Church hopes it will be returned to the local Latin Church Catholic community. The Kyiv city municipality refuse to hand over the building until the issue of transferring the House of Organ Music will be solved. Since 2009 the building is in emergency conditions. As of 2020 the Ukrainian Ministry of Culture plans to construct a building for the House of Organ Music by 2023. Religious liturgies are celebrated by priests of the Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate. Most are conducted in the Ukrainian language, while on some days they are conducted in Polish, Latin and in Spanish. On the night of 3 September 2021, the church caught fire and was severely damaged. The fire destroyed the organ and damaged the interior of the church. A large chandelier also fell to the floor. There were no casualties. According to the Ministry of Culture and Information Policy, the fire broke out during an organ music rehearsal. The church has been shared between the Roman Catholic Church of Ukraine and the National Organ and Chamber Music Hall of Ukraine, which hosted organ concerts. Significant damage to the building was avoided, but the organ was lost. References External links Official website The National House of Organ and Chamber Music of Ukraine — official website Roman Catholic churches completed in 1909 1909 establishments in Ukraine Churches in Kyiv 20th-century Roman Catholic church buildings in Ukraine