Orthodox Church in America • Diocese of New York and New Jersey
New York City Deanery
📍 Whitestone, New York
Founded 1916
St. Nicholas Church was founded in 1916 as a parish of the North American Missionary Archdiocese of the Russian Orthodox Church. The original wooden church was built in 1919 and was in use for nearly 50 years until its replacement in 1968 with the present building. Whereas the founding members of the parish were almost exclusively of Russian, Galician, Carpatho-Russian, and Ukrainian origin, today St Nicholas parish provides the place of worship and spiritual care for people of various ethnic an...
Founded: 1916