St. Joseph of Optina
Saint Theodore's Chapel Building
AI Summary
The parish maintains a bilingual (Russian/English) website with extensive photos and social links, and offers convenient online services—volunteers will light candles, and visitors can submit commemorations, memorial notes, and sacramental requests (with PayPal and forms available). While currently worshiping in Saint Theodore’s Chapel at 7220 Granby St., Norfolk, the community is actively fundraising to build its own Orthodox chapel and a spiritual‑educational center (goal $134,000; about $81,800 raised) on land the parish has purchased in Chesapeake. St. Joseph’s houses multiple holy relics, preserves services in Church Slavonic (a unique tradition in Virginia), and supports a multi‑ethnic congregation with a full liturgical schedule and lively parish life (Pascha, picnics, visiting icons). Rector Fr. Sergiy Kosov is available for pastoral visits (home, hospital, cemetery) and may be contacted by phone or email; a mailing PO Box and active Facebook/Instagram accounts are listed on the site.
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📜Version History
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- Name:Saint Theodore's Chapel Building
- Street Address:7220 Granby St
- Address Line 2:(removed)
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Added location: Saint Theodore's Chapel Building
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- Name:St. Joseph of Optina
- Website URL:https://russianchurchvb.org
- Summary:The parish maintains a bilingual (Russian/English) website with extensive photos and social links, and offers convenient online services—volunteers will light candles, and visitors can submit commemorations, memorial notes, and sacramental requests (with PayPal and forms available). While currently worshiping in Saint Theodore’s Chapel at 7220 Granby St., Norfolk, the community is actively fundraising to build its own Orthodox chapel and a spiritual‑educational center (goal $134,000; about $81,800 raised) on land the parish has purchased in Chesapeake. St. Joseph’s houses multiple holy relics, preserves services in Church Slavonic (a unique tradition in Virginia), and supports a multi‑ethnic congregation with a full liturgical schedule and lively parish life (Pascha, picnics, visiting icons). Rector Fr. Sergiy Kosov is available for pastoral visits (home, hospital, cemetery) and may be contacted by phone or email; a mailing PO Box and active Facebook/Instagram accounts are listed on the site.
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Initial church data
Last updated: 4/15/2026