A poll conducted on his Telegram channel by the head of the representative office of the UOC to European international organizations, Bishop BaryshevskyViktor (Kotsaba), about who or what many of us came to believe in God and the Church through, showed that more than a third of believers came to church thanks to my parents.

36%, that is, a little more than a third, came to church thanks to their parents – mom, dad, grandfather and grandmother. At the same time, 17% were raised in the faith by their mother. This speaks of the huge role of the mother in the process of the spiritual formation of the child.

10% believed in God after reading the Gospel and other theological books, and 11% – thanks to their acquaintance with a priest or missionary. In total, 21% of those who participated in the survey became believers due, to a certain extent, to the efforts of the clergy. <…>

Well, only 26% came to church because of the current situation in life. <…>

To summarize, it should be emphasized once again the importance of personal communication, both at the family level and at the level of the “lay priest,” for the establishment of faith. After all, the family gives much more spiritually than any other institution,” Bishop Victor writes following the survey.