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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