Historical outline
The name Neudorf sounds neither Polish nor Ukrainian. Instead, it sounds very German and in this language means nothing other than "New Village". Today, this is the place to look for (ukr. Нове Село), although Drohobych inhabitants rather well know where the former Neudorf is. This name, which looks alien to Slavic eyes, is connected with a historical colony founded by the Austrian government in 1783 about 5 km east of Drohobych. The people brought in came from the Palatinate, among others, and included both Catholics and Evangelicals.

At the end of the 19th century, some of the Germans from Neudorf emigrated to America, and Poles and Ukrainians gradually moved into the village. The village became something of a cultural-religious-ethnic melting pot. As early as 1903, the Catholic inhabitants began to raise funds to build a chapel. However, it is not known where these efforts stopped. Along the way, Neudorf changed its name to "New Drohobycz Village".

Throughout this time, the village was subordinate to the parish in Drohobych, but when it was annexed to the parish in Vyšné Groves in the 1930s, it was decided almost immediately to build a branch church in the former Neudorf. It was to serve not only the inhabitants, but also the employees of the "Polmin" refinery 3 km to the west. Patronage for the construction was assumed by the director of the plant with the support of a committee made up of employees. Engineers from 'Polmin' carried out the design. The architect Konrad Murzynski probably had the greatest influence on the final shape of the building. "Polmin" also funded a large part of the necessary equipment such as an altar, pulpit, liturgical vestments and three bells. The consecration took place on 9 October 1938.

In 1939, the village changed its name to Polminovice and this was no coincidence. The "Polmin" refinery grew into the local landscape for good. Unfortunately, the Second World War came literally a short while later. In 1943, the German occupiers expelled Poles and Ukrainians from the village, placing their citizens who had previously lived in eastern Ukraine, but who were evacuated westwards a year later. Interestingly, the church continued to operate until 31 March 1945.

At the end of the decade the building was turned into a grain warehouse and in 1965 into a bakery. Today the building is renovated and converted into an Orthodox church.

Architecture
The building has been heavily distorted by history. Not only has the tower been demolished, but also the original mass has been destroyed and some window openings have been bricked up. The building in its original form can only be considered on the basis of a few documents and conjectures. Physically the walls still exist, but they have lost their modernist form, which was a very successful design. Although the Orthodox have partly 'cleared' the site of outbuildings, returning to some extent to what it was, on the other hand they have added quite a few elements characteristic of Eastern churches.

The church is located in the very centre of the village. It consists of a rectangular nave and a smaller and tapered chancel. The sacristy is located on the axis. The sides of the building are flanked by two small annexes. The external elevations have no articulation or deliberate artistic division. In other words, the form is initially simple. This is further strengthened by the rectangular windows, which (in various sizes) are located on the sides of the nave and in the annexes.

In the original appearance of the church, which has been preserved in a few photographs and sketches, it is worth noting the tower, built on a square plan. It emerged from the roof slope. It was two-storey high and flanked by a short roof halfway up. The lower storey was partly 'glued' to the roof. The upper storey already jutted out above the mass and was topped by a pointed helmet with a knop and spire. Apart from this part, all the roofs were tiled.

The contemporary tower was already more strongly integrated into the mass and an onion-shaped dome characteristic of Eastern churches was added. In this way, the slender shape of the original was obliterated.