Saint Stephen Orthodox Mission of Stephenville
Saint Stephen Orthodox Mission of Stephenville serves the Orthodox Christian community of Stephenville, Texas, offering regular worship services and preserving Greek Orthodox faith, traditions, and community life in the region.
Clergy:
Rev. Protopresbyter Nektarios Morrow, Servicing Priest; Rev. Deacon Scott Thomas Rucker
Church Type:
Mission
Denomination:
Greek Orthodox
Metropolis:
Metropolis of Denver
Affiliation:
Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America
Ecumenical Patriarch:
Bartholomew I of Constantinople
Clergy Information updated Jan 2026
History
Saint Stephen Orthodox Mission of Stephenville, Texas serves as an outreach ministry bringing the witness of the Orthodox Christian faith to the communities of the Erath County area and the Stephenville region of north-central Texas. The mission gathers for worship at the Chapel on the Bosque on the grounds of the Stephenville Historical House Museum at 525 East Washington Street, a setting that connects the ancient liturgical tradition of the Orthodox Church to the historic character of one of the oldest communities in the Cross Timbers region of Texas.
The mission is dedicated to Saint Stephen the Protomartyr, the first of the seven deacons appointed by the Apostles in Jerusalem to care for the poor and distribute alms, and the first Christian to be martyred for his faith. Full of the Holy Spirit, Saint Stephen performed signs and wonders among the people of Jerusalem and fearlessly proclaimed the Gospel before the Sanhedrin, reproved their hardheartedness, and was stoned to death outside the city, his feast day celebrated on December 27. His name and example give the Stephenville mission its patron and its missionary spirit, carrying the ancient faith to a corner of Texas far from the large Orthodox communities of Dallas and Fort Worth.
The mission operates in coordination with Saint Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church in Waco and other nearby parishes of the Metropolis of Denver, with services alternating between full Divine Liturgy on some Sundays and Reader's Services on others, reflecting the practical realities of mission life in a region where the nearest resident Orthodox priest is many miles away.
Saint Stephen Orthodox Mission at 525 East Washington Street in Stephenville serves the Orthodox Christian faithful of Erath County as a mission of the Greek Orthodox Metropolis of Denver within the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America.
This page serves as a reference resource for Saint Stephen Orthodox Mission of Stephenville, 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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