“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 …
Nestled in the heart of Calistoga is the Holy Assumption Monastery, a long standing Orthodox monastery that has been an active part of the community since 1947. OCCIF provided a loan so that Holy Assumption could have a new residence house to provide a home for the nuns now and into the future “When [the …
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Many of the churches that we help have been congregations without a regular space in which to worship. In the case of Bend, Oregon, the nearest Orthodox parish was two hours away.“In the summer of 2003 there were a few parishioners in Corvallis that were going to move to Bend,” notes Father Ignatius Strange, Priest-in-Charge …
OCCIF helped provide a cooperative funding program to assist St. Seraphim Orthodox Cathedral in Santa Rosa, California, by completing its new Parish Hall. The facility consists of a large multi-purpose dining and meeting space, full commercial kitchen, and bookstore. Included in this project was a free-standing general storage building and related site improvements. “The way …
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OCCIF worked with the Monastery of St. John of Shanghai and San Francisco in Manton, California to refinance the Monastery’s first mortgage. The Monastery was facing a major balloon payment and possible foreclosure. With OCCIF‘s help, the Monastery now has a new loan, a dramatically improved interest rate, and is on the way to one …
St. Raphael of Brooklyn Antiochian Orthodox Christian Church in Thousand Palms, California, had spent many years of looking for a home. Over the years Father David Kruse and his parish had been homeless – at one point even using the chapel in a funeral home as worship space. OCCIF worked with Father Kruse and his …
Saint Herman of Alaska Antiochian Orthodox Christian Church is located on one of the most beautiful sites in all of Wasilla, Alaska. Father Matthew Howell worked with his parish to complete a master planning exercise, creating a plan to develop a multi-phase campus. Taking the second step in their plan, OCCIF helped Father Matthew complete …
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https://vimeo.com/334179913St. George Orthodox Church in Memphis, Tennessee needed more space for worship and fellowship. After finding an existing Greek Orthodox parish campus for sale, Father Mark Sutton and his parish worked with OCCIF to provide the new mortgage. “OCCIF is fulfilling a very important role that [the Orthodox Church] needs,” said Father Mark. “I can …
Father David Moser of St. Seraphim of Sarov Orthodox Church in Boise, Idaho, needed a way to finance the new roof for the church. Unfortunately, his church had little luck with secular lenders. OCCIF worked with Father David and was able to secure a low-interest loan that made it possible to complete the remodeling of …
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Father David Morrison and the financial committee of St. Anthony the Great Orthodox Church in Bozeman, Montana, came to OCCIF to refinance their mortgage. OCCIF helped them secure a new mortgage with a low interest rate, allowing for economic stability and future growth. “OCCIF gave us the ability to have a stable, low-interest mortgage rate …
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