St. Barbara Greek Orthodox Church is a beautiful church centrally located on Racebrook Road. It has a very close congregation that always pulls together to support the church.
The altar table contains relics of three saints -- St. Panteleimon, St. Boniface and St. Kyrikos -- which shows that the church is built on the blood of the martyrs and the lives of God's holy people.
St. Barbara is known far and wide for its annual Odyssey Greek Festival.
The St. Nicholas Russian Orthodox Church on Honeyspot Road in Stratford has a long history in town beginning in 1929 when Russian immigrants to the United State founded the church in a residential home. In 1942, the current church was built in the 12th century style which remains a cultural and architectural landmark. Each Sunday, services are given in English and a traditional church Slavic dialect.
Saint Dimitrie Romanian Orthodox Church is located at 504 Sport Hill Road in Easton. The church offers services in English and Romanian. Links to the entire Bible can be accessed through the church's website.
Headed by Rev. Dr. Harry Pappas, Archangels Greek Orthodox Church provides its congregation with various youth programs, such as Greek school, Sunday school and J.O.Y. (Junior Orthodox Youth), in addition to worship services on Sundays and Wednesdays. The church also hosts the Greek Orthodox Ladies Philoptochos Society, Inc., which performs philanthropic activities throughout the community. Recordings of Dr. Pappas' bible studies are available on the church's Website, as well as his weekly sermons.
St. George Greek Orthodox Church offers a full worship schedule, a community center and a religious school. Services are scheduled on a monthly basis, so visit its Web site for details. Wedding and baptism guidelines, church events and charity opportunities are also posted online.
St. George Albanian Orthodox Church, which organized in 1925, was the first to offer Orthodox church services in the Albanian language in Bridgeport, Conn. Its early services were held in the chapel of Saint John Episcopal Church. After several moves, the church was consecrated on its current Trumbull site in 1980. Rev. Sergei Bouteneff has been the pastor since 1989. All services are in English with a 3 to 5 percent response in Albanian from the choir.