It’s been a week since we last posted new material, and for that, I apologize. I’ve been in Portland with my wife and kids, visiting the in-laws. Portland has a rich, fascinating Orthodox history, and I plan to discuss it in detail in future articles. In the meantime, I thought I’d share a few of the many Orthodox history-related photos I’ve taken while here:
![The site of the first Orthodox place of worship in Portland, Oregon](https://orthodoxhistory.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/SDC10189-1024x768.jpg)
This apartment building sits on the exact site of the first Orthodox place of worship in Portland -- a multiethnic Russian chapel founded in 1895.
![The gravestone of Natalia Chernov, wife of Lavrenty Chernov (aka L. Stevens), the future founder of the original Portland chapel](https://orthodoxhistory.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/SDC10182-e1294276317830-768x1024.jpg)
The gravestone of Natalia Chernov, wife of Lavrenty Chernov (aka L. Stevens), the future founder of the original Portland chapel. Lavrenty Chernov, a native Alaskan born around 1848, is buried nearby, but no gravestone marks the spot.
To read my article on that original multiethnic Portland chapel, click here.
![The original home of Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church of Portland](https://orthodoxhistory.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/SDC10067-1024x768.jpg)
After the Russian chapel closed, the next Orthodox parish in Portland was Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church, founded in 1908. The original Holy Trinity Church is now occupied by a Vietnamese Assemblies of God congregation.
As I said, we’ll have lots more to come on Orthodoxy in Portland, but I thought I’d share these photos first.
— Matthew Namee