Archbishop: Finances Drove Ukrainian Orthodox Church To Sell Cultural Center To Developer

May 7, 2025 Development, Historic Preservation

**MAKING HIS CASE –** Archbishop Antony of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the United States, left, tells the Historic Preservation Advisory Commission why the church needs to sell the Ukrainian Cultural Center and 18 acres on Davidson Avenue.

Financial concerns led officials of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the United States to decide to sell the Ukrainian Cultural Center to a developer, the township’s Historic Preservation Advisory Commission was told on May 6.

The developer, Creation Equity of Phoenix, Az., has submitted plans to the Township to raze the Cultural Center and build in its place a 458,000-square-foot logistics center warehouse.

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Archbishop: Finances Drove Ukrainian Orthodox Church To Sell Cultural Center To Developer

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