"Almighty God, enlighten us so that as individuals and as a committee we might bring to completion with full success the task which we have undertaken, always faithful to the divine traditions and teachings of our Church."

While we build for the future - Please Join Us for Worship

Orthros 9:30 am Divine Liturgy 10:30 am

Hall - Wynne Chapel

1113 West Main Street - Durham NC

  Mailing address   P.O. Box 1149 - Durham NC 27702-1149   

Office phone  919-682-1414      Fax  919-960-4492  

Fr. Andrew C. Koufopoulos - Priest - E mail  Koufopoulos@Bellsouth.Net

The Parish of Saint Barbara traces its formal beginnings back to July 11, 1945 when a group of Greek Orthodox immigrants in the Durham-Chapel Hill area met to organize themselves into a Greek Orthodox parish. From this organizational meeting emerged a steering committee chaired by Jerry A. Spathis which led to the first general assembly of local Greek Orthodox on September 16, 1945 and to the incorporation of a parish under North Carolina law on October 26, 1946. The prayerful words used by the initial steering committee capture perfectly the spirit of the founding fathers: "Almighty God, enlighten us so that as individuals and as a committee we might bring to completion with full success the task which we have undertaken, always faithful to the divine traditions and teachings of our Church."