Welcome to the Web site of Saint Anthony Greek Orthodox Church, a multi-ethnic Eastern Orthodox Parish. We are under the jurisdiction of the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople, the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America, His Eminence Archbishop Demetrios, Primate, and the Holy Metropolis of San Francisco, shepherded by His Eminence Metropolitan Gerasimos.
We are located in southwest Reno, Nevada, 225 miles east of San Francisco, CA, and 125 miles east of Sacramento, CA. Our parish, of approximately 140 families, welcomes all Orthodox Christians and visitors of all faiths and backgrounds.
The Orthodox Church considers itself to be the one, holy, catholic and apostolic Church, founded by Jesus Christ, and the continuation of the Apostolic Church, preserving the original Christian Faith. The Church also maintains that the Faith is preserved, maintained and perpetuated by the power of the Holy Spirit upon the full body of the Church. Each participant enters into the Church through the Sacrament of Baptism, the Sacrament of Chrismation and the Sacrament of Communion of the Holy Body and Blood of Jesus Christ.
Over many centuries, Orthodox Christianity was carried, by missionaries, to diverse lands, cultures and people and the Church has become, with approximately 300 million Orthodox Christians, the second largest Christian Church in the world. In the United States, it is estimated that there are five million Eastern Orthodox Christians of all ethnic backgrounds.
Thank you for visiting our Saint Anthony parish through this exciting, virtual medium. Please take the opportunity to learn about Orthodoxy through the information presented here.
When in the Reno area, please visit us, worship with us and view our most exquisite and spiritually moving Byzantine Icons, the only ones of their kind in northern Nevada.
May our Lord richly bless you and yours…
Rev. Fr. George C. Bratiotis
Protopresbyter
For additional information about the Orthodox Church and Faith, please contact us.
