St Stephen the Great Orthodox Church - Bournemouth Road, Parkstone, Poole, Dorset, UK - Orthodox Churches on Waymarking.com

The church conducts services in English and the Divine Liturgy and they are held every week at 10.30am, preceded by Matins at 9am and Great Vespers on Saturday at 6pm.

The priest is Father Ioan Fodor and the church is contactable on 07773 277714.

There is an interesting article by Christopher Howse available here:
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'SPCK bookshops have seen changes since they were handed over to the Society of St Stephen the Great, a charity run by two Texan brothers, Mark and Phil Brewer, as I wrote on Saturdsay in the Sacred Mysteries column. Many have closed.

Now I read on a website called Orthodox Poole

“For the grace of God, and by the intercessions of Saint Stephen the Great, the Saint Stephen the Great Charitable Trust (Reg. No. 1109008) successfully took possession of this magnificent Church of England church in Poole, Dorset in May 2005.

The church was consecrated and named Saint Stephen the Great Church on the 12th of August, 2007 by Metropolitan Joseph as a part of the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Western Europe. With God’s will, the church is being restored to its former glory and will remain as a prominent landmark for future generations!”

That was written by Mark Brewer.

The church, built for the Church of England between 1913 and 1916, made Nikolaus Pevsner very excited. It looks remarkable, In 2001 came the news that it was being declared redundant.

Since then, the Antiochian Orthodox Church had been worshipping at the church. No Longer. “The Community, originally sited at the old St. Osmund’s church in Poole, is currently worshipping at the church hall belonging to the Roman Catholic parish of St. Edmund Campion at Castlepoint,” says the community website.

The problem seems to be that the bishop who “consecrated” the church belongs to the Romanian Orthodox Church, and the Antiochian Orthodox worshippers have their own bishop.

The “Normal Weekly Service Schedule” at St Osmund’s, or St Stephen’s as it is now, is, according to the Orthodox Poole site, Divine Liturgy on Sundays at 10.30. I haven’t had a chance to try it yet.'

Type of Orthodox Church: Eastern Type of Building: Church Status of Building: Actively in use for worship Date of organization: 05/01/2005 Date of building construction: 01/01/1913 Associated Icons, Reliefs, art, etc.: St Stephen Diocese: Society of St Stephen the Great Address: Bournemouth Rd at St. Osmunds Rd Parkstone Poole, Dorset United Kingdom BH14 9JG Relevant Website: [Web Link] Archdiocese: Not listed

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