St. Nedela Macedonian Orthodox Church, Ajax, Ontario

Church in Ontario, Canada

43°50′22″N 79°02′12″W / 43.83954°N 79.03662°W / 43.83954; -79.03662Location485 Bayly Street West
Ajax, Ontario
L1S 6M7^[1]Country

CanadaDenominationMacedonian Orthodox ChurchWebsitestnedela.ca^{[dead link]}HistoryFounded1993AdministrationDioceseAmerican-CanadianClergyPastor(s)V. Rev. Ilija Dimitrieski
Rev. Aleksandar Zasov

St. Nedela (Macedonian: Света Недела), also known as St. Sunday (Nedela), is a Macedonian Orthodox Church located in Ajax, Ontario, Canada.

Background

In 1993, a group of Macedonian Canadians from the Durham Region got together and decided to establish a church for the religious needs of the Macedonians in Ajax and the surrounding areas.^[2] After many meetings, ideas, fund raising and discussions the group found a location at Bayly St and Westney Rd in Ajax. A lot of 1 hectare (2+1⁄2 acres) was purchased for a price of $450,000 CAD. Years later a new church was built and blessed by Archbishop Stephen, Archbishop of Ohrid and Macedonia.

As of 2020^[update], the church managed a Macedonian community center, a banquet hall accommodating up to 250 guests, a woman's auxiliary, Sunday school and a folklore dancing group.

References

^ "St Nedela Macedonian Orthodox Church". Retrieved 4 September 2019.
^ "The Wayback Machine has not archived that URL". Retrieved 11 July 2023.^{[dead link]}