Armenians in Minnesota: The Church struggling against assimilation

Not all of 300-400 Armenian families in Minnesota have managed to preserve their traditions and identity. This is a foreign country, and Armenians here face the threat of assimilation. About 80 families maintain close ties with the Armenian Church,” said Rev. Fr. Tadeos Barseghyan, pastor of the Armenian St. Sahag Church. The Church has been functioning in the city of Saint Paul for more than 10 years now. Its architecture is not Armenian. Armenians changed only the interior as they purchased it in December 2000. The Church had no permanent priest until it welcomed Fr. Tadeos Barseghyan eight months ago, who immediately undertook to unite the community.

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