St Nicholas

Saint Nicholas
Eastern Orthodox Christian Church

105 S. Blair St., Springdale, Arkansas 72764

A parish of the Antiochian Archdiocese


Welcome to St Nicholas Antiochian Orthodox Christian Church of Springdale, AR.  We serve the greater Northwest Arkansas region including Springdale, Fayetteville, Rogers, Bentonville and the surrounding areas.


St Nicholas Parish, tended by The Reverend Father John Atchison, is in the Southeast Diocese of the Antiochian Orthodox Archdiocese of North America. We are the jurisdiction of the Orthodox Christian Church whose roots trace directly back to first century Antioch, the city in which the disciples of Jesus Christ were first called “Christians” (Acts 11:26). The Orthodox Church is the oldest and second largest Christian group in the world. We are called by God our creator to worship and follow Him, and to proclaim to the world His message of love, peace, and salvation.

God loves all mankind and desires that all human beings should believe in Him, know Him, abide in Him, and receive eternal life from Him. To accomplish this, God Himself came into the world as a man, Jesus Christ, becoming man that we might become like God. For a fuller statement of the fundamental beliefs of the Orthodox Church, read our statement of faith which St Nicholas helped write: The Nicene Creed.

St Nicholas was the Bishop of Myra in Lycia. He is known for many miracles and for his love and compassion for the poor and for children. He was present at the First Ecumenical Council in Nicaea and was a staunch opponent of Arianism. Life of the real Saint Nick.


In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.

We, members of the Holy Orthodox Catholic and Apostolic Church of Jesus Christ, in the city of Springdale State of Arkansas, desiring the propagation of our faith and its teachings for ourselves and our posterity, do unite together as a Parish and Church for the receiving of the Holy Sacraments, for the observance of the faith, morals and discipline of our Holy Church as administered under the authority and jurisdiction of the Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America.


We would be delighted to answer any questions you might have about the Orthodox Christian Church. If you do not find the answers you need here (FAQ--Coming Soon), please feel free to contact the Department of Missions and Evangelism, and someone will respond to your question as soon as possible.


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