St Stefanos

Welcome to St Stefanos

st-stefanos-front-sm.jpgWe 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.

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Parish History

christ_sm.jpgIn late 1961, approximately 30 families came together to found the parish of Saint Stefanos. Many of the families had been attending church at St. John the Baptist Church in Tampa or St. Nicholas Cathedral in Tarpon Springs, so St. Stefanos became a community centered in southern Pinellas County. 

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Office Hours

The Church Office is open Monday - Friday, 9:30AM-3:30PM.

The Church Office closes for all liturgical services, including Orthros and Divine Liturgy on a Feastday, Baptisms, Funerals, and any other special services that may occur during normal office hours; the Office will reopen following the conclusion of the service.

A Message From Father Joseph
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Image The Christian Orthodox believer in today’s culture gets different and contradicting messages, which might confuse his perception about wealth. On the one hand, he lives in a culture that magnifies the importance of money and wealth to the point that it is often used as the sole criteria for evaluating human success and achievement. On the other hand, his Orthodox heritage exhorts him to willingly and regularly give up a portion, or all, of his wealth to serve the poor and to contribute to the Church's charitable work. 

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Welcome To Our New Web Site
(13 votes)

Image St Stefanos has decided to update our web site for the benefit of our parishioners and all people who would like to learn about the Orthodox Christian Faith. Web  Site enhancements will include: Easy Navigation System, Parish Directory, Able to access GOARCH.org directly from ststefanos.org (as well as other sites), RSS Feeds, User Registration and more interactivity like voting on your favorite articles.

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Parish History
(8 votes)

ImageIn late 1961, approximately 30 families came together to found the parish of Saint Stefanos. Many of the families had been attending church at St. John the Baptist Church in Tampa or St. Nicholas Cathedral in Tarpon Springs, so St. Stefanos became a community centered in southern Pinellas County. In our parish's early days, services were held at St. Andrew's Russian Orthodox Church in St. Petersburg. The building and dedication of the church was completed in 1968.

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