Endowing your legacy

“For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though He was rich, yet for your sake He became poor, so that through His poverty you might become rich.”
(2 Corinthians 8:9)

The call to give, to build, and to support has always been at the heart of our Church. Generosity is not only a Christian commandment but also a defining part of our Serbian heritage. For more than a century, our Cathedral community has embodied this spirit of giving—both to the Church and to those in need.

During the Great Depression, the Chicago Tribune reported that only two buildings were under construction in the city of Chicago: the new Post Office, built by the Federal Government, and the Serbian Orthodox Church on Schiller Street—built through the sacrifices and love of our people. Time and again, history tested our community. And time and again, our response was generosity: sending soldiers back to fight in the First World War with the help of the Circle of Serbian Sisters; welcoming displaced persons after the Second World War; extending aid during the conflicts of the 1990s. In every trial, our people found it in their hearts to give.