St. Michael's and St. George's
Ukranian Orthodox Church
Minneapolis, MN
Church Leadership
Meet Father Myron Korostil
Father Myron has been a parish priest at St. Michael’s and St. George’s Church in Minneapolis since Spring 2021.
He comes from the village of Kolindyany, Ternopil Region, Ukraine. After completing his studies at the Kyiv Orthodox Theological Academy, Fr. Myron was ordained to the Holy Priesthood in 2013. That year he was also awarded the right to wear a kamilavka.
In 2014, Father Myron founded the Ascension of the Lord Parish in the city of Ternopil, Ukraine. That same year, he was awarded the right to wear a nabedrennyk and received the Gold Cross.
In 2018, with the blessing of Metropolitan Anthony and Archbishop Daniil, he was admitted to the clergy of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the USA and later that year, was appointed as a Rector of St Mary Dormition Ukrainian Orthodox Church in Jones City, Oklahoma. He celebrated the first Divine Liturgy in the fully built Church at the end of 2018.
In Spring of 2021, Fr Myron was appointed as a Rector of St. Michael the Archangel and Great Martyr George Ukrainian Orthodox Church in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
About Us
St. Michael's Ukrainian Orthodox Church was founded in 1925 and built brick by brick by Ukrainian immigrants. Our early members were dedicated to preserving their culture and faith, while also embracing the opportunities offered by their new homeland. On October 3, 1926, our church building was one of the first in America to be consecrated by Archbishop John Theodorovich under the Ukrainian Autocephalous Orthodox Church.
In 2000, St. Michael’s merged with St. George’s parish of Southeast Minneapolis, forming St. Michael’s and St. George’s Ukrainian Orthodox Church. We belong to the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the USA. That year we also formed a sister-church relationship with a parish in Bucha, Ukraine.
Today, St. Michael’s and St. George’s is a thriving parish, where the traditions of the Ukrainian Orthodox Faith are alive and well. Although much has changed over the past century, our commitment to worship according to our traditions; to financially and morally support Ukrainians in times of need; and to share our culture with the wider Twin Cities have remained constant. Recently, our church has once again been called to help the Ukrainian people. After Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in 2022, we have worked constructively with other Ukrainian churches and organizations to raise funds for Ukraine and our sister Parish in Bucha, and reach a friendly, Christian hand to help new refugees here in Minnesota.
Our Community
