Nichole's thread reminded me of this one in the Boston Globe a few months ago- I've never been to this parish but I enjoyed the article, I just wish they posted all the pictures from the article.
A changing legacy finds niche in history
Lowell's St. George Antiochian, home to immigrants since 1879, now has a place on National Register
Conversions are commonplace at St. George Antiochian Orthodox Church in Lowell
The Bowers Street church, built in 1879, originally served French Canadian Protestants before it was turned into an Orthodox Christian house of worship.
Its pastor, the Rev. Leonard Faris, converted from Catholicism to the Antiochian Orthodox sect in his youth. The congregation includes a number of recent converts, as well as Orthodox-raised immigrants who brought their faith to their new country...
A changing legacy finds niche in history
Lowell's St. George Antiochian, home to immigrants since 1879, now has a place on National Register
Conversions are commonplace at St. George Antiochian Orthodox Church in Lowell
The Bowers Street church, built in 1879, originally served French Canadian Protestants before it was turned into an Orthodox Christian house of worship.
Its pastor, the Rev. Leonard Faris, converted from Catholicism to the Antiochian Orthodox sect in his youth. The congregation includes a number of recent converts, as well as Orthodox-raised immigrants who brought their faith to their new country...
