St. Anne Orthodox Church, Corvallis, Oregon
“We’ve been wanting to build a church for quite some time,” said Father Stephen Soot, Rector of St. Anne Orthodox Church in Corvallis, Oregon. “We need to expand because we can’t have everyone together in one space.” Father Stephen created a temporary chapel downstairs during the pandemic, where he’d live-stream services to those who couldn’t fit into the nave. However this space was only a temporary solution, and had to be packed away after each service. Because he had worked with OCCIF before, Father Stephen turned to OCCIF for a loan. “Thanks to OCCIF’s previous help, we’re now at a point where we are able to pay off our current loan and apply for a new OCCIF loan to build a new temple.” The new hillside