Holy Cross Church

Records show that the need for a Romanian Orthodox parish was felt as early as 1898 after the first arrival of Romanian immigrants.  At that time a Romanian Orthodox couple, M/M Pamfil Zeicu were godparents for a baby who was baptized in a Russian Orthodox Church.The Romanian colony in the latter part of 1905 began to organize a Romanian parish and named it Holy Cross Church.  The first service was held in the Carnegie Hall located in Farrell with Fr Moise Balea of Cleveland officiating.  At the...