Congregation members weathered cold gusty winds Saturday night to celebrate the opening of St. John the Divine Greek Orthodox Church at its new home on the Southside.
The new campus at 12760 Beach Blvd., between Hodges and Kernan boulevards, is for a church that is among the oldest in Jacksonville at 102 years old.
Serving about 400 families from throughout Northeast Florida, the church is the third oldest Greek Orthodox parish in Florida behind Tarpon Springs and Pensacola, church leaders said.
St. John the Divine is the only Greek Orthodox Church in Jacksonville, according to church leaders and congregation members.
The church began downtown on Laura Street then moved to its previous home at 3850 Atlantic Blvd. in 1968. About two weeks ago the three-domed church was completed on the 14-acre Beach Boulevard site.
St. John the Divine Greek Orthodox Church congregation celebrates new Jacksonville campus
The new campus at 12760 Beach Blvd., between Hodges and Kernan boulevards, is for a church that is among the oldest in Jacksonville at 102 years old.
Credit: Florida Times-Union Published: 12:19 PM EST December 20, 2020 Updated: 12:19 PM EST December 20, 2020
JACKSONVILLE, Fla Congregation members weathered cold gusty winds Saturday night to celebrate the opening of St. John the Divine Greek Orthodox Church at its new home on the Southside.
The new campus at 12760 Beach Blvd., between Hodges and Kernan boulevards, is for a church that is among the oldest in Jacksonville at 102 years old.