St. John Chrysostom Church
St. John Chrysostom Antiochian Orthodox Church is a Pan-Orthodox English-Speaking parish of the Antiochian Archdiocese of North America. Visit our other website at http://yourpage.blazenet.net/Chrysostom/main.html.
2397 N. Sherman St .
Phone (717) 751-4709
York , PA 17402
"...the Disciples were called Christians first in Antioch!" Act 11:26
St. John Chrysostom Antiochian Orthodox Church is a parish of the Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America and the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Antioch and All the East.
St. John Chrysostom Antiochian Orthodox Church was established in York in 1992 under the spiritual guidance of Patriarch Ignatios IV of Antioch in Syria, and his North American representative, Metropolitan Phillip. The Church of Antioch is one of the oldest Christen communities. As the Book of Acts tells us, it was in Antioch that "Christians" were first called by that name (Acts 11:26), and it was also from the Church of Antioch that Sts. Paul and Barnabas were sent out on their missionary journeys. Immigrants from Syria and Lebanon began to organize churches in the United States in 1895, and through them the two thousand year spiritual heritage of the Antiochian Patriarchate began to enrich the New World. It is to this same Church, tracing its unbroken historical roots back to Apostolic times, that St. John Chrysostom Antiochian Orthodox Church belongs.
Only about an eighth of St. John Chrysostom's parishioners trace their heritage back to Middle Eastern roots, however. St. John Chrysostom is a Pan-Orthodox parish, welcoming Christians of many different backgrounds, and celebrating all of its worship services in English. Our parishioners come from a host of Middle Eastern, Greek, Slavic, and Western European backgrounds.
The diversity of backgrounds at St. John Chrysostom attests to the appeal of Orthodoxy at a time when many religious groups have become accommodating and trendy. Many converts have sought out Orthodox Christianity in recent years, discovering its fidelity to the scriptural and doctrinal foundations of historic Christianity- its changeless expression of "the faith which was once for all delivered to the saints." (Jude 3)
St. John Chrysostom Antiochian Orthodox Church has now grown to approximately eighty families. In addition to the choir and Sunday School Program, we have a functioning Antiochian Orthodox Women's chapter (St. Olympia Chapter), a Teen SOYO chapter and a JOY club for preteen youth.
In April of 1995 we were able, by God's grace, to purchase 14 acres of property at the corner of N. Sherman Street and Druck Valley Road. On April 28, 1997 we began construction of our first church building upon this tract of land. This building was completed in October of 1997. We are currently in the second phase of our building program. Construction of our permanent temple and a Sunday Church School wing began in March of this year with completion expected in the fall.
We invite you to visit us, and learn more about us. If you have any questions, or if I can be of service in any way, please do not hesitate to write or call me.
Yours in the service of Christ,
Fr. Peter Pier
Pastor, St. John Chrysostom Antiochian Orthodox Church
(717) 757-2222
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