Michael Zuchick, Rechitsa is so far out of the way that there is a good chance the church is still there. that is if it did not sink down into the swamp. Ratne is now spelled Ratno. We may be going very close to there on our Volhynian Tour leaving July 9,1997. We will go to Mala Gluscha, 55 km by road or 22 km by swamp glider to Rechitsa, if one certain party signs up for the tour. Are these records in the archives at Lutsk? Are you working thru the archives directly or thru an agent like RAGUS? The archives have an old news paper printed in 1916 that shows the names of all the land owners that had thier land taken and then sent into exile. It shows the land owners name his patranomic (fathers first name) and the amount of land taken.This paper covers mostly all of Volynskya Oblast. What denomination was the church? Greek or Russian orthodox,Catholic,Or Evangelical Lutheran? Your inquiry realy is of great interest to me. George Maser volhynia@juno.com To VERA, yes I saw this request, and it excited me right off.