Founding

​At the 2009 Assembly of the Diocese of Chicago and Mid-America of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia, delegates proposed the founding of a fellowship of stewards  in order to strengthen our common life and ministry as a diocese. The initiative was blessed by Bishop (now Archbishop) Peter and given the heavenly patronage of St. John Kochurov. 

Our Patron

​St. John Kochurov was a missionary priest in the American Mid-West and served the Russian Church in Chicago for several years before returning to his homeland and becoming the first priest-martyr under the Bolsheviks. Read more about him here.

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Focus

Society members are committed to building up and supporting our Diocesan...

• Youth

• Missions

• and Monasteries

...through the prayers of our

Father Among the Saints,

New Hieromartyr John Kochurov!