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St. Athanasius Orthodox Church • Nicholasville/Lexington Kentucky

St. Athanasius Orthodox Church • Nicholasville/Lexington Kentucky

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Welcome to St. Nina Orthodox Christian Mission Station in Berea!

August 30, 2021 Featured

In March 2024, St. Nina Mission–a chaplaincy mission of St. Athanasius Orthodox Church in Nicholalsville–secured a semi-permanent space in Berea, KY for our mission family to take root! Our new location is 213 Pauline Drive #5, Berea, KY. Starting immediately, we plan to meet each …

Late Summer & “Dormition Season” 2021

July 31, 2021 Featured

The first half of August in the Orthodox Church (Aug. 1-14) is set aside as a special season of fasting and reflection. The two-week Dormition Fast precedes the Great Feast of the Dormition of the Theotokos, which we celebrate on August 15 every year. This season of fasting is punctuated not only …

Join Our Lenten Pilgrimage to Pascha!

March 5, 2021 Featured

Our parish family at St. Athanasius is grateful to be on the cusp of Great Lent–a special season of fasting and prayer that leads us to the sacred days of Holy Week and Pascha. In Holy Week and Pascha (April 24-May 2,) we ourselves will become witnesses to the Cross, Death, and Resurrection of …

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Holy Week & Pascha 2026

April 1, 2026 Featured

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From the Archives

Bulletin September 1, 2019

August 30, 2019 News

Bulletin September 15, 2019

September 13, 2019 News

February & Preparation for Lent

February 1, 2025 Featured

Pardon our Dust (literally)!

July 14, 2009 Featured
History in the Making

October in the Parish

October 1, 2025 Featured
We are a parish of the Diocese of the South of the Orthodox Church in America (OCA), under the archpastoral care of his grace, the right reverend Alexander, Bishop of Dallas and the South. We are the first OCA parish in Kentucky. We are located in the heart of the bluegrass region just outside Lexington.

Saint Athanasius Orthodox Church
100 Lime Lane
Nicholasville, KY 40356
Directions to the church

Priest Justin Patterson
Church: (859) 881-8144
Cell: (859) 361-2823
E-mail Fr. Justin

We are a parish of the Diocese of the South of the Orthodox Church in America (OCA), under the archpastoral care of his grace, the right reverend ALEXANDER, Bishop of Dallas and the South. We are the first OCA parish in Kentucky. We are located in the heart of the bluegrass region just outside Lexington.

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