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Since 1913

About Holy Trinity

"And I say also unto thee, That thou art Peter, and upon this rock
I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it."
—Matthew 16:18

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What Is Orthodoxy?

In the years following Christ’s death on the cross, Orthodoxy as we know it today used to just be called “The Way.” The Way to eternal life and salvation through the teachings and traditions that were passed down from Christ to His Apostles and given to the whole world.

What Is Orthodox Christianity?

“Christian” was a derogatory term for a person that followed Christ because, in the earthly sense, Christ had lost. He had died and died a humiliating death of crucifixion. In His death, however, He conquered death by death and gave eternal life to the whole world. Orthodoxy is the teaching and Church that Christ established, and the place to know Him and be united with Him like our fathers before us.

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Father Theodore ministering to the kids of our parish

Learn About Our Ministries

From teaching our Children, to helping the poor, and ministering to our local colleges, Holy Trinity is dedicated to serving our community

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Greek Orthodox

Holy Trinity is Greek Orthodox, meaning the founders of our specific Holy Trinity in Roanoke, VA were Greeks who immigrated to the United States in the early late 1800s and early 1900s. We still have Greek in our Church services, as we still have members that were born in Greece! We're also under the leadership of His Eminence Metropolitan Apostolos of New Jersey.

However, we are Orthodox, and in communion with every other Orthodox diocese, like the Russian, Antiochian, and Bulgarian Orthodox, to name a few. That means we are in the Greek Archdiocese of America and have the Greek style of Orthodoxy like Byzantine Chanting versus the Slavic singing. At the end of the day, every Greek, Russian, or American Orthodox is Orthodox, worshipping the One True God.

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Flag of Greece flying in the wind

"There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither bond nor free, there is neither male nor female: for ye are all one in Christ Jesus."

—Galatians 3:28

Our Parish Priest

Rev. Father Theodore Lyketsos was born to Constantine and Manon Lyketsos in 1992 and raised in Baltimore, Maryland. After a period of spiritual search, he embraced his native Orthodox faith at the age of 19 while studying at Georgetown University, where he graduated in 2015 with a Bachelor's degree in Russian. Upon graduation, he immediately enrolled at Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology, where he received his Master of Divinity degree in May 2019. Fr. Theodore was ordained to the priesthood on April 17, 2021 at Annunciation Greek Orthodox Cathedral in Norfolk, Virginia, where he served as Associate Priest for two years. In 2023, he was appointed Presiding Priest at Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church in Roanoke, Virginia.

Fr. Theodore met his wife, Presvytera Denisa (Pandrea) Lyketsos while they were students at Georgetown. They were married on August 24, 2019 and have three children: Maria Cristiana, Katerina Teresa, and Spiridon Constantine.

Orthochat: Interview with Father Theodore
Father Theodore with his family