In the early 1900s, Romanian families would attend church at St Mary’s Romanian Orthodox Church in the nearby community of Boian. Due to the abundance of Russians in Boian, the parish was led by Russian priests who preached in their language. For years, the Romanians fought with the Russians for a Romanian priest, and following many disagreements and a court hearing, the Romanians were advised to build their church.

The Romanians elected a church council, and two years later, Parochia Romana Ortodoxa Nasterea Fecioarei Maria din Hairy Hill was established. Today the parish of Saint Mary’s and Hairy Hill’s Romanian Church are joined. While primarily abandoned, two services are held at Hairy Hill Church; one on Patron Saint Day and the Day of the Blessing of the Graves.

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