Holy Myrrhbearing Women Church

Circa 1910 Russian and other Slavic immigrants began moving to an area three miles west of Sacramento along the Sacramento River to an area known as Riverbank.  (In 1915 the area would be re-named Bryte and then in 1987 would be incorporated and known as West Sacramento.)  These early immigrants were lured to the area by work for the railroad, food processing plants, and agriculture.  Wanting more than material fulfillment these early immigrants began to look for spiritual fulfillment.  They fou...