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St. George Orthodox Christian Church is a parish of the Orthodox Church in America, initially set up in 1979 as a mission. We are the only Orthodox Christian parish in the entire Rio Grande Valley and we welcome Orthodox Christians of all backgrounds. Indeed, we are a very diverse and rapidly growing community, of converts of several ethnic backgrounds (from Mexico, Canada, southern America, Asia, etc.) and also of "cradle Orthodox" who are Greeks, Palestinians, Romanians, Russians, Serbs, Ukrainians, Turks, etc. Our services are in English, although a few prayers are said in the many second languages of our parish members--Spanish, Greek, Arabic, Romanian, Slavonic, etc. We also recently set up a mission to serve the Orthodox Christians of the Brownsville-Harlingen-Los Fresnos-South Padre Island area. Dedicated to the Dormition of the Birthgiver of God, this mission offers the Divine Liturgy on certain Saturdays (once or twice a month). For the schedule and location of the services, please check our own calendar below or the mission's website here! For more information about us (our history, our clergy, etc.) please see "our parish" header.
Latest news
Fr. Silviu's new office hours - 02/09/26
Category: Parish News Last updated: 2026-02-09 08:59:10 Starting on February 23 Fr. Silviu's office hours will be extended; the new hours will be between 3-7pm. The extended and later hours should give the people who work or go to school a better change to see him. 00001
Our new icons are installed! Please pick up your donated icon if it is no longer used! - 01/29/26
Category: Parish News Last updated: 2026-01-29 10:42:17 Dear all, if some time ego you donated icons to be placed in the church and those icons are no longer being used in our new iconography, and if you would like to take back your donation, now is the time to do so. We intend to offer them back to the original donors with our eternal gratitude. Icons that won’t be claimed by Feb 22 will then be placed in our bookstore for sale, to help the continuing growth of our community. In order to check whether your donation is still used, please look at the icons which are on the walls now. Some older icons were kept and they would all now be back on the walls. The icons not on the walls are no longer needed and they are the ones returnable to their initial donors. So, if you don’t see your older icon up on the walls, let us know and we will find it for you and would be more than happy to return it to you if you so wish. If you are no longer local, ask someone local to check the walls for you. If you decide not to claim your old donation, know that it will still benefit our community. As already mentioned, it will be sold and the money will be used for our growth. Thanks to all the donors! Your donations sustained this community for many years. Without them our parish would not be where it is now, affording to refurbish, to fix the old sanctuary, to repaint, and to install a traditional iconographic program. The Lord bless you for your essential contribution! |
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Directions
Our parish is located in deep south Texas, very close to Mexico. We are in Pharr (pronounced "far") and we are part of the greater McAllen Metroplitan area in the Rio Grande Valley (known locally as "the valley"). From the north, take US 281/I-69C and exit on Cage Blvd. (Bus 281) in Pharr. Continue south (approximately 2 miles) through town until you come to traffic light at Sam Houston. Turn right (west) on Sam Houston, and continue about 1/2 mile. The church will be on the right. From the east or west, take I-2 exit 144 toward Buss-83/Jackson Rd, and turn south on Jackson. In 1/2 mile, turn left (east) on W. Sam Houston. The church will be on your left in 1/2 mile. Give securely by Credit Card today!
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