Church of Saint Ladislaus in Spissku Stvrtok

The first church is mentioned in chronicles as early as 1247. However, controversy arose around this date. The first construction of a tavern on Marianska hora was completed quickly, just two years after the founding of the new Levoca. The church above the town was not suitable for space or construction. In 1311, the parish priest Henrich de Leucz (from Levoca) was responsible for the repair of the pilgrimage church. Leucz's successor, Parish Solomon, continued his predecessor's efforts for eleven years. The statue or image of the gracious Virgin Mary was already in the first church. According to the surviving record of the visitation of the Levoca parish from 1702, the birth of respect for the Mother of God of Levoca dates back to the first half of the 14th century.

When the church officially began to exist in 1863, there were about 3,500 members who met for common Sabbath services and prayers. Most of them came from nearby regions. By 1870, their number had grown to 16,000. Until 1880, missionary activity covered only North America (USA and Canada). At the turn of the century, in 1901, the church had 75,000 members, operated two universities, a medical school, 27 hospitals and 13 publishing houses. After the end of II. World War II, the church had 360 thousand members, in 1961 their number reached one million. At the turn of the millennium, there were approximately 10 million Adventists in the world.

This was on July 26, 1932. Ing. Alexander Spengel from Levoca. The construction of the foundations began on August 2, 1932, and on October 2 of the same year, the foundation stone was consecrated. performed by Br. Bishop Vladimir Pavel Cobrda. For a while, the construction was interrupted due to lack of funds. These were collected by willing churches (Kobza, M. Strauch, M. Bendik) throughout Slovakia. The total cost of the construction was 86309 CZK. The construction was carried out by the builder Karol Klein from Spisska Nova Ves. (His house was purchased in 1963 for the rectory building on Hviezdoslavova street in Spisska Nova Ves)