WELCOME TO ST. DEMETRIOS GREEK ORTHODOX CHURCH
AN ORTHODOX COMMUNITY FOR ALL WHO BELIEVE IN THE LOVE AND SPIRIT OF THE CHURCH
WELCOME FROM
FATHER MICHAEL
It is with great pleasure that I welcome you to our North Wildwood, New Jersey parish.
My first impression when I arrived in Wildwood was that I was gifted something that I always dreamt to receive - a “Parish in Paradise.” I always thought of my retirement and what it would look like in the future, but I never expected something like this. This is truly a gift from God from heaven above. I believe that with showing love, respect and compassion to each other we will collectively be able to reach together continuing the glory and legacy of this historic church of St. Demetrios. I consider this common ministry shared by us both a challenge and a great blessing from God. This affords me the opportunity to express my sincere love and gratitude to everyone here for welcoming and embracing me and my Presvytera Dimitra.
I feel truly blessed to have been chosen to serve this Community, and I hope to continue serving here for as long as the Lord would have me. I view all of you as my dear family, and I am sincerely grateful to be your parish priest here together with you. I also ask for your prayers and blessings as we take this memorable journey together celebrating with you this great occasion as a united family.
Extending my deep love and gratitude to each and every one of you, collectively and individually, for your love, support and friendship, I wish you great success in the bright future that we have ahead of us.
With much love and respect,
Fr. Michael L. Pastrikos
Protopresbyter
OUR MISSION
We are a small vibrant Greek Orthodox Church whose purpose is to serve ALL Orthodox Christians, local and seasonal parishioners, to grow in faith, love and Christian enrichment through the leadership of our pastor Father Michael Pastrikos, and to further develop our members and visitors into responsible, productive and spiritual Orthodox Christians in today's society.
Get to Know Us
St. Demetrios Greek Orthodox Church is a parish of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America which is under the spiritual leadership of His Eminence Metropolitan Apostolos of New Jersey. We are one of 56 parishes in the Holy Metropolis of New Jersey. St. Demetrios Church was erected 55 Years ago in the year 1968. We are a small but vibrant community. St. Demetrios has been ministering to Orthodox Christians in North Wildwood, New Jersey for 55 years. We are also known as the parish that overlooks the Atlantic Ocean (The Church on the Ocean). We invite our visitors to worship with us, and we have a church that is known for its diversity, and we do attract people from all other Orthodox Jurisdictions and from all over America. We would like to thank you for visiting our parish Website, and we are also grateful to God for His love and many blessings and we look forward to share them with our visitors.
If you would like to join our Parish, we gladly invite you to join our vibrant community which has so much to offer everyone who joins. We wish you a pleasant browsing of the website and thank you for your visit.
Our Church is located on the Ocean at 321 St. Demetrios Ave. North Wildwood, New Jersey 08260. You could E-maill us at frmichaelstdemetrios@gmail.com. Our website address is
www.stdemetriosnewjersey.com. Our Telephone number is 1 (609) 522-0152.
