Not far to the east of Olha is Seech, the name conjuring up memories of the island stronghold of the legendary Cossacks. Ukrainian pioneers began settling in the Seech area in 1899, arriving primarily from the villages of Ivanivci, Vilha, Skomorokhy, Bychkovychi, Pylatkivci, Vilkhivka and Lychkivci in Halychyna, Western Ukraine. The name of the settlement, Seech, was suggested by two of the first settlers, Theodore Barabash and George Karasewich.

From 1899 to 1904, before the construction of the church, the parish was served by the well-known Rev. A. Delaere who conducted services in homes or in the woods where a tree stump served as an altar, an icon was hung from a branch, and a small bell, brought over from Ukraine by Theodore Barabash, called the parishioners to prayer.

Theodore Barabash donated five acres of land to the parish for a church and cemetery and during 1911-12, the church was built under the foremanship of Mark and Theodore Nowosad and Wasyl Kuch at a cost of $l500.00. Many of the icons and church paintings in the church were painted in 1920 by Jacob Sych.

In 1909, schools were built at Seech and Zaporrhozha several miles away. Both offered Ukrainian language instruction. A Ukrainian National Home which served as the cultural centre of the Ukrainian community was built near the Seech school. In 1911, the Seech post office was established.