Declaring that its church had come of age, the North American convention of the Antiochian Orthodox Christian Church voted Friday in Los Angeles to ask the mother church in Syria for autonomy.

Like many of his parishioners, Father Richard Petranek came to the Orthodox church in search of the past. After 30 years as an Episcopalian priest, Petranek converted to the Antiochian Orthodox ...

Then they found St. George Antiochian Orthodox Church. Twelve years later, Guy plays organ and sings for the downtown congregation, while Sheryl is a Sunday school superintendent. "We wanted ...

CANTON – Since 1922, St. George Antiochian Orthodox Church has been an oasis of faith, tradition and history in a changing city. This weekend, the Eastern Orthodox church at 1118 Cherry Ave.