Welcome to the St. Elpis Community

Join us Sundays at 10:00am for Divine Liturgy

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Our Parish History

St Elpis anchors an Orthodox community established in Southside Virginia around 1910. Organized as the Hellenic Ekklesia Saint Elpis in 1917—named for their adopted city and the resilience shown by local Greeks after a devastating fire—St Elpis currently serves Hopewell, Prince George, Petersburg, Colonial Heights, Chester, Emporia, and beyond…

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Inclement Weather Announcement

In anticipation of inclement weather conditions, St. Elpis will be closed until the current Winter Storm Warning and State of Emergency has been lifted. All services have been cancelled for Sunday, February 1, 2026 and the church grounds are closed to visitors. Parishioners should check back here for the latest updates and follow the parish’s social media channels. Parishioners are encouraged to view live broadcast services from parishes unaffected by the storm, available on the GoArch website, to stay home and off roads throughout this event. For information on weather conditions, please monitor reliable sources such as the National Weather Service, FEMA, or the American Red Cross, and follow directives from Virginia Department of Emergency Management and your local Emergency Operations Center via Hopewell Alerts, Prince George Nixie Everbridge, City of Petersburg, Chesterfield Alert, U.S. Army Garrison Fort Lee. Warming Centers are currently open in Hopewell (House of Hope, 102 S. 10th Ave) and Petersburg (Petersburg Area Transit, 100 W. Washington St). Prince George County is hosting warming centers at all area libraries (Prince George Courthouse, Burrowsville, Carson, and Disputanta). Additional Resources are as follows: Dial 211 (Non-Emergency Resources), National Weather Service Wakefield : 757-899-4200, VDOT Road Conditions Virginia 511 : 800-367-7623, American Red Cross Shelter & Disaster Response Information : 804-215-5167, Dominion Virginia Power Outages : 866-366-4357

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We Invite You to Join Us in Worship & Fellowship

Whether you are a lifelong member of the Greek Orthodox Church or curious to learn more about the Orthodox faith, the St. Elpis community welcomes you with open arms. Experience the beauty and spirituality of our Faith each Sunday morning.
Orthros at 9:00 AM, Divine Liturgy at 10:00 AM, followed by our fellowship coffee hour in the Blue Room.

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Commemoration Requests

If you would like to submit names of the faithful departed or those living and in need of prayer, please use the form below. We encourage everyone to submit names of loved ones, both living and departed, Orthodox and Non-orthodox to be commemorated during Divine Liturgy each week.

Prayer Request Submissions

If you are interested in sponsoring an artoklasia service, having a candle lit in your absence, or offering a tama to the church, please contact the Parish office.