In July 2010, the Catholic Mission received official government recognition and plans were started to both ask permission to build a Catholic church, and to reclaim a Catholic Armenian church in Turkmenbasy that still stands in the west of the country, as well as a church building in Sendar.
The Catholic Mission gained official governmental approval in July 2010, prompting plans to seek authorization to build a Catholic church and to reclaim a historic Catholic Armenian church in the western part of Turkmenistan, as well as a church structure in Sendar.