On March 14, 2004, the Ukrainian Congress Committee of America, Inc. (UCCA) applied for membership in the Ukrainian Cultural Center of New Jersey. Making the presentation on behalf of the Morris County Branch to Fr. Roman Mirchuk and Orest Kucyna (Chairman and Vice Chairman of the Building Committee) are (from left to right) Antin Bilanych (Branch Press Liason), Michael Koziupa (Branch Vice President) and Jerry Kuzemczak (Branch President).

UCCA is a non-partisan, not-for-profit organization that has represented the interests of America's ethnic Ukrainians for over sixty years. Its membership is broad-based, including corporation heads, academics, students and retirees.

On that same day, the NJ State Council of UCCA also applied for membership in the Ukrainian Cultural Center. Presenting the check to Fr. Roman Mirchuk are: (front row left) Iwan Kushnir, Osyp Jacus, Wolodymyr Janiw, Fr. Mirchuk, Kvitka Semanyshyn, Iwan Burtyk (State Council President), Antin Bilanych; (back row left) Ivan Matlaga, Michael Koziupa (State Council Vice president), Jerry Kuzemczak, Iwan Wasziczko, Vladimir Waskiw, Stepan Kmet.