On August 3, 1945, the Prague Regional National Committee seized the church from the German Evangelical Church and gave it to the Czech Brethren Evangelical Church, with the understanding that the Czechoslovak Hussite Church could also use it. The first Czech service was held on October 14, 1945. After disputes, the Czech Brethren began using a different building in the early 1950s, leaving the church to the Hussites. The state retained ownership but gave administration to the Czechoslovak Huss.. Read more »ite Church in 1958. They used it sporadically until the mid-1970s. Due to poor maintenance, the church's four small towers were demolished in the late 1950s. The roof was repaired in 1974, and the building was slated for cultural and educational purposes. The Hussite Church formally returned administration to the Nový Bor Municipal National Committee in 1976, which used it for storage. A reconstruction project was planned for 1982-1988. On February 20, 1982, three boys started a fire inside, which spread to stored materials and destroyed the church, leaving only the outer walls.
