Registering a religious organization

What

The registration of a religious organization precedes its establishment, the establishment of a preparatory committee and the collection of at least 300 signatures on prescribed signature sheets.

Good to know

The fundamental legislation that falls upon religious organization is available on (in Czech): https://www.mkcr.cz/zakon-c-3-2002-sb-o-cirkvich-a-nabozenskych-spolecnostech-396.html

Steps

STEP 1: Write down the registration proposal, which will contain all the required details and 5 defined annexes.

STEP 2: Submit an application for registration on behalf of the “Preparatory Committee” consisting of at least three full rights adult persons.

STEP 3: The application for registration shall be submitted in writing in duplicate in the Czech language. All documents in a language other than Czech must be translated into the Czech language and these translations must be officially verified.

Where

You can obtain more information regarding the registration procedure at the Ministry of Culture (Ministerstvo kultury) (in Czech): https://www.mkcr.cz/contacts-6.html?lang=en. Detailed procedure is available on (in Czech): https://www.mkcr.cz/navrh-na-registraci-cirkve-a-nabozenske-spolecnosti-401.html