Monastery of the Nativity of the Mother of God — Serbian Orthodox, consecrated 1994

Consecrated June 19, 1994 · 32787 Early Road

The newest historic faith seated in the township is an Orthodox women's monastery. The monastery's own history records that it was founded from the wish of Mother Evpraksija (Paunovic), later its first abbess, with the hieromonk Gabriel and the sisters Paraskeva and Antonina, with the blessing of Bishop Mitrophan; Mrs. Olga Popov left the building funds, Mrs. Biljana Djelevic left a house, and Fr. Theodore Jurewicz painted the church's frescoes as a gift. The monastery, at 32787 Early Road, New Carlisle (telephone 574-654-7994), was consecrated on June 19, 1994, the Feast of the Descent of the Holy Spirit, the Holy Liturgy served by Serbian Patriarch Pavle with several bishops. Church, bell-tower, konak, pavilion, and bookstore followed. The house was long a stavropegic monastery, directly under the Serbian Patriarch; since 2011 it has stood under Bishop Longin of New Gračanica — Midwest America. It keeps Chicago time although Indiana keeps Eastern: its visit page sets liturgies on Sundays and great feasts at 9:00 AM Central. Two present-state witnesses print at their strengths: the monastery's own history names Mother Evpraksija as first abbess and gives Bishop Longin's jurisdiction from 2011; the town's encyclopedia entry says the monastery stands "in the care of Mother Macrina" under the Serbian Orthodox Church in North and South America. No source reached names the abbess in 2026, and none is asserted here.

Sources

1. Monastery of the Nativity of the Mother of God, serbianorthodoxmonastery.org — the monastery's own history and visit pages, read in full, November 2026.
2. Wikipedia, "New Carlisle, Indiana," religion section — the Mother Macrina line, at encyclopedia strength.