British Columbia Serbs and Sava Serbian Orthodox Church

ethnic communities: It may surprise many that British Columbia Serbs are among the oldest ethnic communities in the province, according to Vancouver Courier. The gold rush of the 1850s brought poverty-stricken Serbs from the Adriatic Coast to our coast. Sava Serbian Orthodox Church, just off Fraser Street in south Vancouver, is thriving. Another major influx came after the Second World War. Most European churches have not had a large influx of new blood since that time, but the tragic events of the 1990s as Yugoslavia broke apart amid brutal wars eventually led to a new wave of Serbs coming to Vancouver. Like many Europeans, Serbs were fleeing the ravaged continent and, as was the case for those in the eastern bloc, many were also fleeing communism. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.