Chuathbaluk, AK Mission

Organized by Sts. Constantine & Helen Orthodox Church
St. Sergius of Radonezh Orthodox Church
Conditions Assessment Report is available and it shows that this historic Church is in dire need of care. The harsh Alaskan landscape has taken a toll and the resources of this village are required for its very existence. This is when we, as those who have been blessed with more, can help preserve our Orthodox heritage.
If you cannot go on a mission yourself, please support the Orthodox Missionary effort to Alaska!

Alaska Mission
This Church on the Kuskokwim River in interior Alaska is identified with two of the five Orthodox Saints of North America: St. Tikhon (Bellavin) and St. Iakov (Netsvetov). The first Orthodox priest to serve the Yup'ik of the Yukon-Kuskokwim region was the Aleut Iakov Netsvetov. He built the first house of worship, the Chapel of the Transfiguration, at Chuathbaluk in the 1850's. The present Church of St. Sergius of Radonezh was dedicated in 1905. Bishop Tikhon, head of the Diocese of Aleutian islands and North America and later Patriarch of Russia, visited in 1900 while the Church was under construction. At Chuathbaluk, he performed the first liturgy by a bishop in the Yukon-Kuskokwim region. The Church is on the National Register of Historic Places.
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