Wooden Church of Synaxis of Archangel Michael (1745) is one of the most interesting wooden churches of Boyko style. It is so perfectly placed on the slope so seems grown on its place.

Dominating central dome, small dome over altar and small rectangular tower over babynetz completes harmonious composition of Wooden Church of Synaxis of Archangel Michael.

Wooden Church of Synaxis of Archangel Michael was built by master Pavel Toniv of neighboring Bitlya village and master Ivan Tsyhanyn of Tikhiy village. Building works was finished June 11, 1745. It is said that the original church was built high on a mountainside but old people were hard walk up there and the church moved down the hill almost to the road. In the bishop's visitation in 1751 speaks of a new church in Uzhok that has two bells.

The interior of Wooden Church of Synaxis of Archangel Michael captures the contrast between dark low babynetz and open bright space of the central dome.

Near the church there is a classic two-tiered wooden bell tower built in 1927. During First World War Austrian government requisitioned bells of Wooden Church of Synaxis of Archangel Michael for military purposes. Two new bells were significantly heavier and it was decided not to set them in tower.

Wooden Church of Synaxis of Archangel Michael is one of about fifty wooden churches of Boyko style in Skole and Turka districts of Lviv region, Ivano-Frankivsk region and Poland. However Transcarpathian wooden church has original style - there is a violation of symmetry of classical composition of three domes with a dominant center so common to wooden churches in Boyko style. Top of western part over babytentz becomes a tower that is no higher than the central dome.

You could visit Uzhok Sights - Wooden Church of Synaxis of Archangel Michael (1745) with
Ukraine Tour "Wooden Tserkvas of Carpathians"