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ST. TIKHON ORTHODOX CHURCH

The Nativity Fast: November 15th-24th

“Make ready, O Bethlehem: let the manger be prepared, let the cave show it's welcome. The truth has come, the shadow has passed away; born of a Virgin, God has appeared to men, formed as we are and making godlike the garment He has put on. Therefore Adam is renewed with Eve, and they call out: 'Thy good pleasure has appeared on earth to save our kind.'“

WELCOME TO OUR PARISH!

St Tikhon Orthodox Church exists to show the supreme beauty of Christ, His love for mankind, and to be a light of His love to our community. We seek to become like Christ through Eucharistic worship, hospitality, and service.

We welcome all who seek the fullness of God. We are blessed to have many visitors, and we are truly glad to welcome visitors to our Church. The beauty of Orthodox worship must be experienced to be understood. The Divine Liturgy expresses the entire Christian faith in a continuous song of praise and prayer addressed to God. As Fr Alexander Schmemann has stated:

The liturgy is, before everything else, the joyous gathering of those who are to meet the risen Lord and to enter with him into the bridal chamber. And it is this joy of expectation and this expectation of joy that are expressed in singing and ritual, in vestments and in censing, in that whole 'beauty' of the liturgy … 

The liturgy is a celebration of God who has become man, and through His death and resurrection, gives us the opportunity to be transformed into what we were always meant to be.  The Church space is surrounded by icons (pictures of Christ and the saints), which remind us that we are surrounded by “so great a cloud of witnesses” (Hebrews 12)  who are participating in the heavenly liturgy while we join them here on earth. The entire service (except for the sermon) is sung acapella and the words are all from Scripture or ancient Christian texts. 

The parish is overseen by Fr. Seth Earl. All our services are in English. We invite you to visit us and pray that the love of Christ will bless you richly.  Come and see!

➤ LOCATION

Saint Tikhon Orthodox Church
357 Lookout High Street
Chattanooga, TN 37419

☎ CONTACT

Fr Seth Earl: priest@orthodoxchattanooga.com

SERVICE TIMES

Wednesday: SEE CALENDAR Saturday: SEE CALENDAR
Sunday: SEE CALENDAR

See Calendar for Updated Changes

  • The Mission of The Orthodox Church in America, the local autocephalous Orthodox Christian Church, is to be faithful in fulfilling the commandment of Christ to “Go into all the world and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit…”

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  • St. Tikhon Orthodox Church is part of the Diocese of the South, which is presided over by The Most Reverend Alexander (Golitzin) Archbishop of Dallas, the South and the Bulgarian Diocese. Our mission is bringing the joy of Christ's resurrection to those who have never heard the Good News, and to strengthen and encourage the faithful who reside within Chattanooga and the local area.

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  • Holiness or sainthood is a gift (charisma) given by God to man, through the Holy Spirit. Man's effort to become a participant in the life of divine holiness is indispensable, but sanctification itself is the work of the Holy Trinity, especially through the sanctifying power of Jesus Christ, who was incarnate, suffered crucifixion, and rose from the dead, in order to lead us to the life of holiness, through the communion with the Holy Spirit.

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  • The Holy Scripture is a collection of books written over multiple centuries by those inspired by God to do so. It is the primary witness to the Orthodox Christian faith, within Holy Tradition and often described as its highest point. It was written by the prophets and apostles in human language, inspired by the Holy Spirit, and collected, edited, and canonized by the Church.

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INSTAGRAM FEED

View fullsize "Behold the Virgin, the holy child, entering the temple of God! The temple rejoices, for the true Temple of God has come. She will bear the Creator, who cannot be contained, in her most pure womb."-St. Ephraim the Syrian
View fullsize May we all learn to imitate our holy Father Tikhon as he imitated Christ! “A gentle manner adorned thee: thou didst show kindness and compassion to those who repented; thou wast firm and unbending in confessing the Orthodox Faith, and zealous i
View fullsize Today we got to celebrate a double baptism of two beautiful babies! Many years to the newly illumined Nicholas Forkner and Mary Levi, as well as the godparents and family!
View fullsize “Having stretched out His hands upon the Cross, the Saviour with them, as it were, embraced the world, and by His blood shed on it, like a king with red ink, He signed the forgiveness of the human race.”-St John Maximovitch
View fullsize Come, all you faithful, let us run to the Virgin! For, behold, today she is born, who was foreordained before the womb, as the Mother of our God, the treasure of virginity, the rod of Aaron that budded, springing from the root of Jesse, the preaching
View fullsize "Come, all who love to keep the feasts, come, let us form a choir! Come, let us crown the Church with songs, as the Ark of God goes to her rest! For today heaven is opened wide, as it receives the Mother of Him Who cannot be contained. The earth

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