Holy Annunciation Church

Orthodox Church in America • Diocese of Eastern Pennsylvania

Wilkes-Barre Deanery

📍 Berwick, Pennsylvania

Founded 1909

About

At the turn of the twentieth century and until the year 1907, a group of thirty or more immigrant families of Slavic and Russian descent settled in the western part of Berwick.  Their goal was to find work and locate a place to worship God.  Most secured employment at the local American Car and Foundry Corporation.  They purchased a church and property located at the corner of First Ave and Warren St.  In order to comply with the regulations of the Eastern Church, where the altar faces east, th...

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Founded: 1909

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