Religion in Washington State
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Word of Grace Bible Church
Worship Services for the Whole Family
Word of Grace Bible Church in Battle Ground brings Russian-speaking and English-speaking families together around clear, Bible-centered preaching. Sunday worship is at 9:00 AM in Russian and 11:30 AM in English, and the church meets again on Wednesday at 7:00 PM, also in Russian.
More detailsEsfir Bookstore
Christian Books and Bibles Shipped Worldwide
Esfir is a Christian online bookstore where Bibles in every size and binding, from pocket editions to large family volumes, in Russian, Ukrainian, and Russian-English editions, sit alongside devotional literature for adults and children. Orders ship anywhere in the world, and if you would rather pick up books at the warehouse, just call ahead.
More detailsSt. Nicholas Russian Orthodox Cathedral
Divine Services, Russian School, and Choir in Seattle
St. Nicholas Cathedral in Seattle is one of the oldest parishes of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia in the United States: the community was founded by Russian immigrants in 1932, and the church itself was consecrated in 1937. Here the services are sung in Church Slavonic by a four-voice choir in the Russian church tradition, and pilgrims come to honor St. John of Shanghai and San Francisco, who reposed within these walls: the room where he passed away is now a chapel.
More detailsSt Spiridon Orthodox Cathedral
Orthodox Services and Sacraments in the Russian Tradition
St. Spiridon Cathedral is the first Orthodox parish in Seattle: it was founded in 1895 with the blessing of a Russian bishop, and the present church, built in the traditional Russian style of northern churches, was named a cathedral in 1941. It is a parish of the Orthodox Church in America that preserves its Russian church heritage, with doors open to anyone seeking the Orthodox faith.
More detailsHoly Lady of Kazan Russian Orthodox Church
Divine Liturgy in Russian and English in Spokane Valley
The Church of the Holy Lady of Kazan is a Russian Orthodox parish in Spokane Valley and a dependency of the Monastery of the Holy Great Martyr Demetrios of Thessalonica in Framingham, Massachusetts. Every Saturday the All-Night Vigil is served and every Sunday the Divine Liturgy, and services are held in Russian and English, so the church welcomes both those who miss the church of home and those meeting the Orthodox faith for the first time.
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St. Patricks Cathedral in New York
Gothic silence among the skyscrapers
On Fifth Avenue, surrounded by glass, flagship boutiques, office towers and the constant movement of Midtown Manhattan, St. Patrick’s Cathedral looks almost impossible. Its white marble walls and Gothic Revival spires seem to have been carried here from another age, yet that is exactly its power. It does not disappear among the skyscrapers. On the contrary, it makes the city around it feel even more dramatic. In New York, where everything reaches upward, this cathedral reminds us that height can be not only architectural, but spiritual.
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