Abstract
This article is devoted to the analysis of the sacral and tourist potential of the Southern Ukraine and the prospects for the chain of spiritual and educational centers of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church, capable of combining a wide range of functions, provide a spiritual and educational and recreational environment that would satisfy the needs of Christian youth, parishioners, pilgrims and tourists, as well as contribute to the formation of a deep religious awareness and spirituality of the society. Spiritual-educational center is an important social institution, which has a full range of spiritual-educational, social-cultural and recreational functions with the aim of the most satisfying the needs of modern society. Based on an analysis of statistical data analyzed the current state of the sacred-spiritual infrastructure and spiritual and educational centers, and also revealed their features, strengths and weaknesses with the aim of formulating recommendations for the improvement of the system and the design of specific types of spiritual and educational centers on the territory of South Ukraine. The above statistical data show that the institutional structure of confessional-church organizations that serve to meet the religious needs of believers has already been actually formed. However, there is still a lack of developed institutions for the implementation of all social processes of the Church - educational and enlightening, permissive, recreational. An analysis of the current state of sacred and spiritual infrastructure of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church spiritual and educational centers was carried out, and its features, strengths and weaknesses were revealed with the purpose of forming recommendations for the improvement of the system and the design of certain types of Ukrainian Orthodox Church of spiritual and educational centers in the territory of South Ukraine. The given statistical data testify to the already formed institutional network of confessional-church organizations, which serve for satisfaction of religious needs of believers.
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