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At the Annual Meeting of St. Nicholas Orthodox Church on February 2, 2025, the following proposal was unanimously approved:
“RESOLUTION The St. Nicholas Church Parish Council shall be authorized to enter into contract to purchase the property located at 3255-3257 Wilder Road, Santa Rosa, CA for a sale price of $720,000. The Council shall be authorized on behalf of the St Nicholas Church to attempt to secure a mortgage against the Wilder Road property and/or encumber the Church rectory located at Woodland Ave., San Anselmo, CA to finance the Wilder Road property purchase. The Parish Council shall also pursue fundraising to increase funds in the retirement savings account for the down payment.”
The property has been generously offered to the church by Deacon George and Matushka Peg Golitzin at a price that is well below its market value. This is a unique opportunity that will allow the church to provide retirement housing for Father Stephan and Matushka Elaine Meholick, honoring the promise made to them when they first came to St. Nicholas thirty years ago. In addition, it will also build value for the parish because it consists of 3 units (a single-family dwelling to be used as the retirement home and two additional rental units).
To secure a favorable loan and a reasonable monthly mortgage, we should have a total of $300,000 for the down payment. We currently have donations and pledges of approximately $158,000, which includes a $5000 donation received immediately following the Annual Meeting.
Thus, we need to raise an additional $142,000. The Parish Council is looking at several ways to do this (including many good suggestions provided at the Annual Meeting), and one of these is asking you to make a pledge separate from your regular pledge supporting the parish’s yearly expenses.
For planning purposes, the Parish Council would be grateful to receive your pledge as soon as you are able. While there is no fixed date for Father Stephan’s retirement, we would like to move forward with the purchase as soon as possible. Your help is needed now. Please make a donation!
St. Nicholas Orthodox Church
102 Ross Avenue
San Anselmo, CA 94960
pastor: V. Rev. Stephan Meholick
phone: 415.454.0982
St. Nicholas Orthodox Church is a parish of the Orthodox Church in America in San Anselmo, CA. The Orthodox Church in America is the autocephalous (self-governing) Orthodox Church on this continent, whose jurisdiction runs from Canada through Mexico under the omophor of His Beatitude, our Metropolitan TIKHON.