Jackson

St. Sava Serbian Orthodox Church

The St. Sava Serbian Orthodox Church is the Mother Church of that denomination in North America. Jackson was home to a large Serbian population in the early 1890’s, but at that time there was no Serbian church on the continent. To remedy this situation, His Grace Nikolai of Alaska, the head of the Russian orthodox church of the United States, came to Jackson with Father Dabovich and on February 25 of 1894, the Bright ranch parcel was consecrated. The first burial took place in May, and the little white church was dedicated on December 16 of the same year. It is located at 724 Main Street.