Nativity of the Ever-Virgin Mary Church

In July 1980, several individuals had the desire to plant a Romanian Orthodox Church in Queens, NY, with Fr N Barsan as pastor.  Fr Barsan was appointed by Archbishop Victorin, the bishop of the Romanian Orthodox Missionary Archdiocese of America.In 1981, the parish and priest moved to the Romanian Orthodox Episcopate of America.  In 1982, the Romanian community bought a small factory and modified it into a church.  In 1987, Fr Barsan retired, and Bishop Nathaniel named as pastor Fr Casian Fetea...