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History
The
Syrian Orthodox Church (SOC) in London, United Kingdom, was established
in early 1960s. During early years, the spiritual needs of the Syrian
Orthodox Church Community in the UK was served by visiting Bishops and
Priests; Fr. Abd-Al-Ahad Shabo (now H.E. Mor Julius Abd Al-Ahad Shabo
Metropolitan of Sweden and Scandinavia), H.E.
Archbishop Mor Timothius Aphrem Aboodi (now Archbishop of the
Archdiocese of Canada), Rev Fr. Abd-Al-Ahad Zaytoun, and Rev. Fr. Aphrem
Karim (currently H.E.
Mor Cyril Aphrem Karim Archbishop
of the Archdiocese of the Eastern USA). Since 1994, the
community has been served by Fr. Toma Hazim Dawood, who was appointed for this service by H.H.
the Patriarch Moran Mor Ignatius
Zakka I Iwas.
The
Syrian Orthodox Church Community in the UK does not have a Church of
its own in London. In the early days the Community used to meet for
prayers at their homes. Then the Armenian Orthodox Church
in Kensington, London was shared for use of own services by kind
permission. Following the growth in the number of the congregation, St. Mathew's Church in St. James'
Park, London was also kindly shared for own service. Following further growth in the number of the congregation,
St. Mark's Coptic Orthodox Church, located in Kensington, London was
kindly shared for own services. The Syrian Orthodox Church in the UK would like to express
sincere
appreciation and gratitude for those churches for their valued
co-operation and support. The
Community also used several other churches.
Since the beginning of
1999, the community agreed with representatives of the Church of
England to use St. Andrew’s Church and its hall for regular
services on Sunday late afternoons and for other church
services and celebrations. The Syrian Orthodox Church would like to express their Special
thanks to the Church of England for this and for all the help during
difficult times.
St.
Andrew's church is located between
St.
Andrew's Road and Star Road in Fulham, London W14.
Also, It is located not far from North End Road and Fulham Palace Road.
The nearest underground stations are West Kensington station on North
End Road and Barons Court station on Palliser Road and they both close
to the A4 and Hammersmith Flyover. |
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