St. Nicholas Ukrainian Catholic Church (Wilmington, Delaware)

The St. Nicholas Ukrainian Catholic Church was built in 1909 to serve the growing immigrant community. Preceding World War I, Wilmington experienced an exponential influx of new residents from the Ukraine. The neighborhood that subsenquently became known as “Little Ukraine” was home to Saints Peter and Paul Ukrainian Orthodox Church, and also to St. Nicholas Ukrainian Catholic Church.[2]

St. Nicholas Ukrainian Catholic Church
St. Nicholas Ukrainian Catholic Church, January 30, 2021
St. Nicholas Ukrainian Catholic Church (Wilmington, Delaware) is located in Delaware
St. Nicholas Ukrainian Catholic Church (Wilmington, Delaware)
St. Nicholas Ukrainian Catholic Church (Wilmington, Delaware) is located in the United States
St. Nicholas Ukrainian Catholic Church (Wilmington, Delaware)
Location610 South Heald St., Wilmington, Delaware
Coordinates39.7277°N 75.5449°W / 39.7277; -75.5449
NRHP reference No.100006071[1]
Added to NRHP2021-01-25

The church became the pulse of the Ukrainian community, serving as a gathering place for debates and resolutions on current events both local and national.[3]

Eventually, the church membership outgrew the capacity of the structure to accommodate all, and in 1968 erected a new building on Miller Road and Lea Boulevard. The South Heald St. structure was eventually sold to the New Calvary Baptist Church.[4]

See also

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. "Ukraine in the Archives: Oral Histories of Ukrainian Immigrants – News". University of Delaware. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
  3. "St. Nicholas Ukrainian Catholic Church (U.S. National Park Service)". www.nps.gov. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
  4. Mavity, Rachel Swick (2 August 2021). "This Wilmington Church Keeps the Faith as a New Historic Site". Delaware Today. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
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