Father Rizkallah Goda, Priest of Archangel Michael and St. Anthony, in Diabia, said that rebuilding the church has started. He added that the church has finally received the license to rebuild the church from Engineering Department at Beni Suef governorate.
The church that serves more than 300 families was burned by elements of the Muslim Brotherhood and the restoration work was hindered for years by fanatic officials.
The church was burned after the dispersal of Rabaa Adawia and Nahda sit-ins on August 11, 2013.