Liverpool’s very first Ukrainian community centre is set to open and will be the foundation for a lasting “legacy” in the city.
Prior to February 2022, Liverpool was not home to a large Ukrainian population compared to other major cities across the UK. But following Russia’s full scale invasion of the country and the following Homes for Ukraine settlement scheme, the community has gradually expanded.
Rev. Dr Taras Khomych, originally from the West of Ukraine, has lived in Liverpool for more than a decade and leads his own Ukrainian Catholic congregation at St Sebastian’s church in Fairfield. He is also the chair of the Association of Ukrainians in Great Britain Liverpool branch and a lecturer at Liverpool Hope University.
