All Saints Antiochian Orthodox Church

All Saints Antiochian Orthodox Church is an Eastern Orthodox parish in Raleigh, North Carolina. The congregation is under the authority of the Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America, an archdiocese of the ancient Patriarchate of Antioch, which is rooted in the Middle East.

All Saints Orthodox Church
All Saints Antiochian Orthodox Church
All Saints in 2023.
35°46′33.5″N 78°43′59″W
Location520 Buck Jones Road
Raleigh, North Carolina
CountryUnited States
DenominationGreek Orthodox Patriarchate of Antioch
Websiteallsaintsnc.org
History
Founded1991
Consecrated2011
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architectural typeChurch
Groundbreaking ()
Completed ()
Administration
ArchdioceseAntiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America

History

The congregation of All Saints was established in 1991.[1] In October 1992, All Saints was accepted as an Orthodox mission by the Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America.[1] Fr. Nicholas Sorensen was assigned as the first pastor of the mission, retiring in 2020.[1] The congregation, later established as a parish, met in rented locations until the church purchased land on Buck Jones Road in Raleigh, completing construction on a church building in 1994.[1][2] A new, larger church with domes was constructed in November 2010 and consecrated in 2011.[1][3][4]

The congregation is under the Antiochian Diocese of Miami and the Southeast.[5] Although an Antiochian Orthodox parish, the parish is pan-ethnic, with a large number of American converts, and the worship is primarily in English.[1]

In January 2016, All Saints established a mission, St. Raphael Orthodox Mission Church, in Fuquay-Varina.[1][6]

References
  1. "About Us – All Saints Orthodox Church". Allsaintsnc.org. January 1, 2021. Retrieved March 6, 2023.
  2. ""Sam Cox set out to make a Documentary about a Monastery in West Virginia. He wound up Converting." | Eastern American Diocese of the Russian Orthodox Church Abroad". Eadiocese.org. September 25, 2019. Retrieved March 6, 2023.
  3. "Bishop ANTOUN Blesses New Building Project at All Saints Church + Raleigh, NC | Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese". Ww1.antiochian.org. November 1, 2009. Retrieved March 6, 2023.
  4. "Order Inductions at All Saints Church + Raleigh, NC | Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese". ww1.antiochian.org. Retrieved June 26, 2023.
  5. "All Saints Orthodox Church, Raleigh, North Carolina - World Orthodox Directory". Orthodox-world.org. Retrieved March 6, 2023.
  6. "About Us – St. Raphael Orthodox Church". Straphaelnc.org. January 17, 2016. Retrieved March 6, 2023.
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