St Stefanos Greek Orthodox Church - St Petersburg Florida

We are a biblically-rooted tree with branches in the city of St. Petersburg, FL. The community was established in 1961 by a few dedicated Greek Orthodox immigrants, whose roots go back to the lands of Ancient Christianity. After more than four decades of hard work and much devotion, the Saint Stefanos Community has become a vibrant parish, living and confessing the Orthodox Christian faith.

To this day, the Greek Orthodox Christian Church still follows the faith, teachings and practice of the Apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ, handed down faithfully to her by the Holy Fathers of the Church through Holy Tradition. The Greek Orthodox Church over the past twenty centuries has been living proof of the continuation of the act of the Holy Spirit, who descended upon the Apostles on the day of Pentecost (Acts 2:1- 4).

The community of Saint Stefanos offers a unique spiritual flavor to those seeking spiritual renewal. The Greek Orthodox Americans bring to this great nation with gratitude the best diamonds of the spiritual treasures of the East. The Saint Stefanos community is eager to share with everyone "an ancient dream, a song, a prophesy,” inspired by the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ who "touched the lips" of those who proclaimed the Gospel, and "guided the hands" of those who wrote the Good News two thousand years ago.

When in the area, please join us in worship and we invite you for fellowship during the coffee hour in the Social Hall following the Divine Liturgy. For more information, please e-mail or call the church office at (727) 345 8235. As a kind reminder, only Orthodox Christians who have properly prepared themselves through fasting, prayer and recent Confession may approach the Holy Chalice to receive Holy Communion during the services of the Divine Liturgies.

I pray that the grace of our Great God and Savior Jesus Christ will protect you and keep you safe from every harm.

In His Service

Fr. Joseph Samaan

Quotations in italics are taken from an article by Poet Kahlil Gibran, written in 1926 in a New York newspaper called "The Syrian World".