I’m hoping to have your help in spreading the word! A former Orthodox Church building in Middlebrook, VA has come up for sale. It was vacated 10 yrs ago when the former All Saints of North America ROCOR congregation moved 50 miles north to Harrisonburg and became Holy Myrrhbearers. The building sold at auction then for $15k and it has stood empty. There are beautiful frescoed icons still on the walls and an intact iconostas as well as a 3bar cross on the cupola. I and another priest visited the spot a week ago and it is our hope to rescue it by purchasing it and preventing it from becoming an Airbnb (or worse)! – This charming spot should remain an Orthodox building and it’s purpose for now would ideally be as a Chapel for special use dedicated to the most Holy Theotokos. Maybe one day a congregation may develop there too.
https://orthodoxreflections.com/help-a-priest-rescue-a-beautiful-orthodox-church-building/
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