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We welcome all visitors to our Orthodox chapel, located in Berea, KY! St. Nina Orthodox Mission — founded in 2021 — is itself a daughter of a now-large parish, St. Athanasius Orthodox Church in Nicholasville, that began as a small mission back in 2002. Both our mother parish and our daughter mission are blessed to have many visitors. We invite you to “come and see.”

Our full calendar for all events in our mission over the next several months is here. All evening services now begin at 630pm. Here is our calendar for September 2026 service by service:

  • Tues., Sep. 1: 630pm Vespers & Catechesis (Fr. David)
  • Sat., Sep. 5: 630pm Lay Vespers (no priest)
  • Tues., Sep. 8: 630pm Great Vespers for Feast & Special Class (Fr. Justin)
  • Sat., Sep. 12: 530pm Baptism of Daisy Hill (Fr. Giorgi)
  • Sat. Sep. 12: 630pm Great Vespers, Confessions, Bonfire (Fr. Giorgi)
  • Sun. Sep. 13: 930am Liturgy, 1115am All-Mission Annual Meeting, Lunch (Fr. Justin)
  • Tues. Sept. 15: 630pm Vespers & Catechesis (Fr. David)
  • Friday-Sunday, Sep. 18-20: St. Nina Outreach Booth @ Spoonbread Festival in Berea
  • Sat. Sep. 19: 630pm Great Vespers & Confessions (Fr. Justin)
  • Tues. Sep. 22: 630pm Vespers & Cathechesis (Fr. David)
  • Friday-Sunday, Sep. 25-27: St. Herman Pan-Orthodox Campout in Cumberland Falls
    • Location: Falls Creek Cabins & Campground
    • Schedule & Info: PDF handout here
    • Note that all weekend services will be served at Falls Creek Campground including
      • 630pm Saturday Great Vespers & Confessions (Fr. David & others)
      • 8am Sunday Liturgy (Fr. David & others)
  • Tues. Sep. 29: 630pm Akathist to the Protection of the Theotokos & Catechesis

Here are some recent photos of community life at St. Nina chapel in Berea:

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The St. Nina Orthodox Church is a chapel ministry (or mission station) of St. Athanasius Orthodox Church, which is itself a parish of the Diocese of the South of the Orthodox Church in America (OCA.)

St. Nina Orthodox Christian Church
9 hours ago

Some great wisdom from Mother Christophora, Abbess of Holy Transfiguration Monastery in Ellwood City, PA. Here are a few gems from her talk to our OCA clergy:

"We 'ease' our children into Church life gradually. Why would we not do the same to adult newcomers?"

"As Fr. Thomas Hopko said, 'Saints come in clusters.' This means that holy people usually learn from experience with other holy people. The Orthodox mindset is best not learned from books, but by experience with people who are living examples of that mindset."

"It's easy for priests to get excited about newcomers, but they need to not neglect the old-timers. Inviting the old-timers into caring for and mentoring the newcomers is a way we can effectively minister to both groups in our communities."

"Rather than give penitents a penance of longer prayers or reading, a priest might consider encouraging that penitent to reach out to housebound parishioners and offer to do some task or make a visit. This teaches the very things our Lord teaches us to value."

"Boredom at church (in services) might be hard to bear, but it seems that we grow most when boredom is part of the mix."Mother Abbess Christophora addressed the OCA clergy retreat today with so many nuggets of wisdom. Here are a few:

"We 'ease' our children into Church life gradually. Why would we not do the same to adult newcomers?"

"As Fr. Thomas Hopko said, 'Saints come in clusters.' This means that holy people usually learn from experience with other holy people. The Orthodox mindset is best not learned from books, but by experience with people who are living examples of that mindset."

"It's easy for priests to get excited about newcomers, but they need to not neglect the old-timers. Inviting the old-timers into caring for and mentoring the newcomers is a way we can effectively minister to both groups in our communities."

"Rather than give penitents a penance of longer prayers or reading, a priest might consider encouraging that penitent to reach out to housebound parishioners and offer to do some task or make a visit. This teaches the very things our Lord teaches us to value."

"Boredom at church (in services) might be hard to bear, but it seems that we grow most when boredom is part of the mix."
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Some great wisdom fr
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St. Nina Orthodox Christian Church
1 day ago

At our mother parish tonight at 630pm, Fr. David will preside at Great Vespers for the Protection Feast. After the service, Fr. David and Dr. David Bradshaw will host a Q&A session.Fr. Justin and Fr. Giorgi are traveling this week. Fr. David will preside at 630pm Great Vespers for the Protection Feast. After the service, Fr. David and Dr. David Bradshaw will host a Q&A session. ...

At our mother parish
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St. Nina Orthodox Christian Church
2 days ago

Come join us for tonight's special service and catechesis class with Fr. David Thatcher.

The service is called an "Akathist" (which means 'to stand'). This akathist is in anticipation of a feast later this week honoring the Virgin Mary and her prayers of protection for us.

In our catechesis now, our subject is "the groundwork for the Gospel." Tonight we focus on "the human condition."

We'd LOVE to see you!
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St. Nina Mission is located just off I-75 at Exit 77 at 213 Pauline Drive #5, Berea KY 40403

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