St. Thomas the Apostle Kokomo · Orthodox Church in America
St. Thomas the Apostle Orthodox Church, white clapboard exterior with red door

Diocese of the Midwest · Indianapolis Deanery

Come and see.

St. Thomas the Apostle
Orthodox Church

A parish of seekers and cradle Orthodox on Taylor Street in Kokomo — the ancient faith, spoken with a Midwestern accent.

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Welcome

Many of us came from Evangelical backgrounds. Others carried Orthodoxy here from Greece, Romania, India, and beyond. All of us are still learning how to stand before God with open hands.

Join us for liturgy, stay for coffee and conversation afterward, or simply sit and look around. You do not need to know the responses. Sometimes a quiet, worshipful presence is the best place to begin.

Weekly services · Usual schedule

Service schedule

The parish’s usual weekly times. Feasts, Lent, and special services may change — call or email if you are driving a distance.

  1. Sunday 10:00 AM
    Divine Liturgy Main Sunday service · about ninety minutes of sung prayer
  2. Saturday 6:00 PM
    Vespers The Church’s evening service · confession available afterward
  3. Eve of major feast days 6:00 PM
    Vesperal Liturgy Divine Liturgy joined to Vespers · confirm the current calendar
  4. Wednesdays in Great Lent 6:00 PM
    Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts A midweek Lenten service · not held year-round

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First visit

Through the red door. Come as you are.

  1. Arrive a few minutes early Service books are near the entrance if you want to follow along. Ask anyone if you feel a little lost.
  2. Dress simply and modestly Comfortable and respectful is enough. Children are welcome.
  3. Follow the room Most of the service is sung. Stand when you can; sit when you need to. A worshipful presence open to the Holy Spirit is a good way to start.
  4. Communion is for Orthodox Christians Who are prepared in the Faith. Non-Orthodox visitors are warmly welcome to come forward for a blessing and/or the blessed bread.
  5. Stay for coffee if you can After Liturgy, join us in the back for coffee and conversation. Questions are welcome.

Our story

This community’s path into Orthodoxy began in the 1970s as a fellowship seeking the fullness of the Apostolic faith. Through study, pilgrimage, and years as Holy Comforter in the Evangelical Orthodox Church, the people kept asking Thomas’s question: is this the real thing?

On February 5, 1994, they were received into the Orthodox Church in America by Bishop Job of Chicago and the Midwest. St. Thomas the Apostle was born — a young parish adopted into a two-thousand-year Tradition.

We remain a parish of the Orthodox Church in America, Diocese of the Midwest, Indianapolis Deanery — witnessing ancient Christianity in the modern world since 1994.

Troparion of St. Thomas · Tone 2

O Disciple of Christ, and colleague of the Apostles, your lack of faith became a confirmation of the resurrection, for your searching hand made you believe, O holy Thomas, worthy of all praise. Obtain peace for us, and great mercy.

“Blessed are those who have not seen and yet have believed.”

John 20:29

Clergy

Dn. Gary Raphael Fadil

Attached clergy

Serving with the rector in the liturgical and pastoral life of the parish.

Visit & contact

Near US-31 and Indiana 22. The red door faces Taylor Street.

Address

St. Thomas the Apostle Orthodox Christian Church
914 W Taylor Street
Kokomo, IN 46901

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Directions

From US-31, take Indiana 22 (Markland Ave) west to Washington Ave. North on Washington, west on W Mulberry to McCann, north to West Taylor, then east to 914.