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 location in the early 1950s, leaving the church to the Hussites. The state retained ownership, but on April 16, 1958, it was entrusted to the.. Read more » Czechoslovak Hussite Church, which used it occasionally until the mid-1970s. Due to poor maintenance, the four small towers were demolished in the late 1950s. The roof was repaired in 1974, and the church was slated for cultural and educational purposes. The Hussite Church formally returned the church to the Nový Bor Municipal National Committee in 1976, which used it as storage. A renovation was planned for 1982-1988. On February 20, 1982, three boys started a fire inside, which quickly spread to stored materials. The fire destroyed the roof, interior, and furnishings, leaving only the outer walls standing.
