St Joseph & Andrew Eastern Orthodox Church

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Reader John,Sub-Deacon Michael, Rev. Fr. John Zboyovski, Reader Mark, Reader Theophan

May the Grace of Our Lord Jesus Christ, and the Love of God the Father, and the Communion of the Holy Spirit always be with you! SS Joseph and Andrew Orthodox Mission Church (SSJA) is under the protection of the Omophorion of His Eminence, The Most Reverend Metropolitan Nicholas of Amissos, Ruling Bishopof the American Carpatho-Russian Orthodox Diocese of the U.S.A., an Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople. His All-Holiness Bartholomew, the Archbishop of Constantinople,Ecumenical Patriarchand 270th Successor of the Apostle Andrew, is the worldwide spiritual leader of the Orthodox Church.

Our28+ acre setting is located in the beautiful Blue Ridge Mountains of Western North Carolina. The master plan includes an ancient Byzantine architecturally designed temple, parish hall, rectory, and cemetery. We had beencelebrating Divine Liturgy in the 1800 square-foot house-church on the property for the first 15 years.The construction of the parish hall was completed in December 2007.Currently we are having services in our new hall until the temple building is designed and completed. The rectory was recently completed in December 2008. Our invitation to you is to "come and see" (John 1:39).
Visit us and experience the love, mercy, and compassion of God through the teachings of Holy Scripture and the Sacred Tradition of the Orthodox Christian Faith. The True Church established by Our Lord Jesus Christ and His apostles has been handed down to us unchanged from generation to generation. When we encounter God's Revelation through His Son, The Logos, then worship services and sacred ceremonies become the channels of our salvation and for the healing of our sinfulness and brokenness. As members of the "ecclesia", the Mystical Body of Christ, we become participators in the very life of the Trinity (2 Peter 1:4)Who dwells within us (1 Cor 3:16). Come! "The time is fulfilled, and the Kingdom of God is at hand. Repent, and believe in the Gospel" (Mark 1:15).