Historical outline
The village lies 16 km east of Buchach, on a plateau between two streams to the east and west. Beyond the southern edge of the village they join together to form the Dzhuryn River. The historical origins of Slobodka Dzhurynska are unknown. Most probably it dates back to the 17th or even the end of the 16th century: Potocki family (18th century), Zygmunt Walewski, Urszula ze Staniszewscy Cielecka, Jan Żurakowski and Cezaryna Ulaniecka (19th century), and then again the Cielecka family. After the First World War, the estate was parcelled out and the main purchasers of the various parts were Polish farmers. It is worth noting that these were mostly people attached to patriotic traditions and wishing to make the village a decidedly traditional and Catholic centre.

Initially, the village fell under the Buczacz parish. However, the inhabitants of Slobodka Dzhurynska did not have to travel 16 km to attend services. Priests from Buczacz would commute to the place and perform their pastoral duties in the local church. By the end of the 19th century, the village had its own permanent resident clergyman exposed from the official parish. At the beginning of the 20th century, an exposition was created here, which was elevated to parish status in 1935.

The brick church that still exists today was built in the early 20th century. It took four years to build. The consecration took place in 1905.

The First World War spared the temple. Russian troops only requisitioned the bell. The inter-war period was a time of development for the institution and the building.

Circumstances were favourable to this development. An integrated and patriotically strong community formed on the site, which lasted for a very long time. This is evidenced by the fact that during the numerous acts of genocide by the Ukrainians in the first half of the 1940s, most of the Polish inhabitants of the area found refuge precisely in Slobodka Dzhurynska. This was also the location of a nest of the Home Army, which fought off attacks inspired by the Ukrainian Insurgent Army. Despite this, seven Poles were killed in the parish anyway.

Unfortunately, the end of the war also brought the end of the village in its original form. Historical turmoil and a changing front line meant that the village changed hands several times. In addition, as a result of the ongoing fighting, the Orthodox church was destroyed and the roof of the church burned down. The Polish inhabitants left for the Western Territories and the Catholic church building was closed. For the next five years it was used as an Orthodox church and later as a kolkhoz warehouse. In 1992, it was handed over to the Orthodox Church.

At the height of the church's activity, numerous Catholic associations were active there, including the Confraternity of the Blessed Sacrament and the Association of the Living Rosary (from the 19th century), and later the Apostleship of Prayer, the Catholic Association of Husbands, Women, Male Youth and Female Youth; the Pontifical Work for the Propagation of the Faith, and the Eucharistic Crusade.

Architecture
The building is located on the north-western edge of the village. It is a brick and mostly plastered building. It consists of a three-bay and three-nave basilica body and a single-bay chancel, which faces north-west. The altar section is equal in width and height to the nave and is closed trilaterally. It is flanked by sacristies on a roughly square ground plan.

The façade is two-storey. The lower storey consists of three axes and the upper storey of one. The central field of the lower storey is completely obscured by a massive rectangular portico corresponding in width to the nave. It opens from the front with three semicircular arcades. In the key of the central arcade is a cross. In the lateral (and withdrawn in relation to the portico) fields of the façade are rectangular niches closed with semicircles. Above the beam of the lower storey, there is an attic closed with a cornice. The second storey of the façade is a kind of aedicula topped with a triangular gable, which contains a circular niche in the central field.

The exterior elevations are articulated by elements made of stone. These include the plinth surrounding the building, lisens, portico pillars and decorations in the form of window frames and obelisks. The building is dominated by semi-circular rectangular windows.

The nave and the altar area have a gable roof, which changes to a pyramidal roof at the level of the apse. There are pulpit roofs over the side aisles and double-pitched roofs over the vestries. All are covered with sheet metal. The same goes for the octagonal turret on the bell tower, which is covered with a pyramidal cupola topped with a knop and cross.

The inter-nave spaces communicate through semicircular arcades supported by massive pillars. On the nave side they are further reinforced by higher Tuscan pilasters. A similar arrangement is found on the walls of the side aisles. Above the main body, cross vaults dominate, and above the presbytery there is a barrel vault with lunettes, which turns into an umbrella vault in the close. Ceilings are placed over the vestries.

The wooden music choir is supported by two fragile Corinthian columns with cannelled shafts. These were set on high plinths.

The most important elements associated with the furnishings and surrounds of the building included :

• The main altarpiece, by Ludwik Ziemski dating from the early 20th century with sculptures: "Sacred Heart of Jesus", "Saint Michael the Archangel", "Saint Sophia with her daughters" and with the painting "Holy Family";
• Side altars dating from the early 20th century. In the altar to the right the painting "Saint Teresa of the Child Jesus", from the foundation of Fr Kazimierz Terlecki;
• Wooden sculptures dating to the early 20th century: "Our Lady Immaculate" and "Our Lady with Child";
• Gate-bell tower (in front of the church façade) of stone, three-axial. Above the passage opening is a panel with a marble plaque bearing the inscription: To the Reverend and Dear Rev. IGNACEM RAKSZYŃSKI | for the construction of the church and sacrificial pastoral work | in the years 1897-1907 | THANKFUL PARISHIANS | Slobodka Dzhurynska on 15 May 1930.

As Marcin Biernat writes in his study of the building, the church in Słobódka Dżurynska is distinguished by its correct system of articulation and careful workmanship. It is difficult to indicate the direct model used by the author of the project, but it is known for sure that there were not many 17th-century churches with a similar layout in that area. The choice of this form indicates a desire to emphasise Latin and Polish. After a renovation carried out at the end of the 20th century, the building is in good condition.