Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church of Kankakee
Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church of Kankakee serves the Orthodox Christian community of Kankakee, Illinois, offering regular worship services and preserving Greek Orthodox faith, traditions, and community life in the region.
Clergy:
Rev. Protopresbyter Nicholas Greanias, Presiding Priest
Church Type:
Parish
Denomination:
Greek Orthodox
Metropolis:
Metropolis of Chicago
Affiliation:
Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America
Ecumenical Patriarch:
Bartholomew I of Constantinople
Clergy Information updated Jan 2026
History
Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church of Kankakee, Illinois was founded in 1925, with the first Divine Liturgy celebrated on November 8 of that year, establishing an Orthodox Christian presence in the Kankakee River valley that has endured for a full century. The parish at the corner of Washington and Chestnut Avenues grew from the Greek immigrant community that had settled in Kankakee in the early decades of the twentieth century, drawn by the manufacturing and commercial economy of one of Illinois' most productive river cities.
Through one hundred years of parish life the Annunciation community has sustained the Greek Orthodox faith and Hellenic heritage of the Kankakee area through worship, Greek School, youth programs, and a vibrant Philoptochos Society. The annual Annunciation Greek Festival, held each autumn on the church grounds at 296 North Washington Avenue, has become one of Kankakee County's most beloved community traditions, drawing visitors from across the region to share in Greek food, music, dance, and the warmth of Hellenic hospitality for more than eight decades.
In November 2025, the parish celebrated its centennial with a week of festivities that included an original musical variety show at the Kankakee Civic Auditorium, a Hierarchical Divine Liturgy presided over by Metropolitan Nathanael of Chicago on the feast day of Saint Nektarios, Trisagion services at Mound Grove Cemetery honoring those who built the parish, and a Grand Banquet marking one hundred years of Orthodox Christian witness in the Kankakee Valley.
Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church at 296 North Washington Avenue in Kankakee serves the Orthodox Christian faithful of Kankakee County as a parish of the Greek Orthodox Metropolis of Chicago within the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America.
This page serves as a reference resource for Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church of Kankakee, providing essential information such as location, contact details, clergy, and church affiliation. It is intended to help visitors and members of the Orthodox Christian community easily find accurate parish information in one place.
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