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Saint Thomas the Apostle Orthodox Church
Founded in 1978
Behold, the Bridegroom comes at midnight,
And I have no wedding garments that I may enter.
O Giver of Light enlighten the vesture of my soul and save me.
Christ is risen from the dead, trampling down death by death and upon those in the graves bestowing life!
An important thing to remember is to make it cool. Everyone likes it when websites are cool and not boreing. Our website is dedicated to the vision of Christ as High King of Heaven & Arch-Victor over the power of sin and death. Sorry, no Easter in 3D here, just flowers and holy water and wine! Aleluia! Christ the Light of the World: Priceless.
Your Servant,
Fr. Andrew Moore
Schedule of Services |
Vespers (Evening Prayer)Wednesday at 6:30 pm with fellowship dinner and Bible Study at 8:00. Download our Concise Vespers Companion to help you follow along. Great VespersSaturday night at 6:30 pm. Contact Fr Andrew to schedule time for Confession. |
Matins (Morning Prayer)Sunday morning at 9:10 am Divine LiturgySunday morning at 10:00 am Liturgy Advice. . . |
Directions |
Church Address4200 S Holiday Ave, Springfield, MO 65810 Behind the gas station on Republic and Glenn Ave across from the old PriceCutter. Turn south on Glenn Ave and then turn left onto E Lark St. We are straight ahead. |
From I-44 in Springfield (approx. distance 8.9 mi)Take the Kansas Expressway (MO 13) exit from I-44. Drive south on Kansas Expressway 7.9 miles. Turn right on to Republic Road (W State Highway M) and go .8 miles. Turn left on S Glenn Ave and go .1 mile. Turn left on E Lark St and go .1 mile. Saint Thomas (4200 S Holiday Ave) is straight ahead. |
Contact |
PriestFr. Andrew Moore 2877 S Forrest Hgts Ave Springfield, MO 65809 Home: 417-882-2789 |
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Ministries |
Inquiry ClassesFor those who are interested in learning more about Orthodoxy or who would like to join the Church there is an Inquiry Class. Contact Fr. Andrew at 417-882-2789 for more details. Bible StudyA Bible Study is held on Wednesdays at 7pm after Vespers. All are welcome. |
Sunday SchoolSunday School Classes are held on Sunday mornings at 11:00 AM ChoirPractices are held on Sundays at noon. Cannon to the Most Holy Theotokosand other Akathists, every second Thursday. |
Parish Background
The beginning of our Orthodox Mission in Springfield dates back to 1978. The parish went through periods of activity followed by long lapses until 1989 when regular monthly services began with supply priests from St Louis and Kansas City. The frequency of these services increased to twice a month by 1994 as the congregation grew.
The parish moved into a permanent home on December 22, 1999 and the first service celebrated was the Nativity Divine Liturgy. Fund-raising activities are now under way to help pay down the building loan and for interior beautification.
Fr. Andrew Moore was ordained to the Holy Priesthood by His Grace, Bishop Job during a Divine Liturgy on Sunday, January 28, 2001. Fr. Andrew has been assigned to our parish as our permanent priest.
It is not just a sheer chance that this small community has survived here in Springfield since 1978. The Almighty must have a plan for Orthodoxy in Springfield. As the Apostle Paul states in Romans 8:33, "If God be for us, who can be against us? With Him on our side, everything is possible."
We are a pan-Orthodox group with members from virtually every Orthodox background as well as a number of converts. Please join us if you are visiting our area. And if you are relocating to Southwest Missouri, we extend an invitation to join our family.
Saint Thomas Orthodox Church is a parish of the Diocese of Chicago and the Mid-West and the Orthodox Church in America under the protection of his Emenence Archbishop Job and his Beatitude Metropolitain Jonah.
We confess the undoubted Christian catholic faith that we share with all our Christian brothers and sisters in all times and places. This faith is Apostolic, Middle Eastern, Hebraic, Incarnational, Trinitarian, & Sacramental. It is also deeply healing. In order to know what we believe, please come and see! Or if you would like, refer to the Nicene Creed and the Apostolic Fathers, particularly "Adversus Haereses" by Irenaeus of Lyons & "On the Incarnation" by St Athanasius. If you have any questions feel free to ask us and we will be more than happy to discover with you the answers as we journey to answer the ultimate question that Jesus asks of each of us, "Whom do you say I am?"
Ryan D. Close
Springfield, Missouri
Saint Mary of Egypt
Sunday, April 5, 2009
"Welcome all wonders in one sight! Christ, the Son of God and Lord before the ages, who could over fill the whole cosmos is incarnate as a fetus in the womb of the Virgin..."
