Official page of St Charalambos Greek Orthodox Church, a welcoming, international, children and disabled-friendly church, serving Luton and the surrounding areas. The main worship language is Greek; however, as an Orthodox Church, we welcome Orthodox Christians of whatever ethnic background. We serve a geographically scattered congregation stretching from Bedfordshire to Hertfordshire. We are a ve
ry diverse community with members from many parts of the world. Depending on the composition of the congregation English, Romanian, Church Slavonic and even Arabic may be also used during services. Children are a very important part of our community and they also enjoy taking part in our services. While Holy Communion may only be received by prepared Orthodox Christians, our non‐Orthodox guests are welcome to join us for receiving blessed bread (antidoron) at the conclusion of the Divine Liturgy. After the Divine Liturgy our Community Hall is open for coffee, tea, sandwiches and fellowship. Whether you are visiting the area or looking for a church community to worship in, we assure you of a warm welcome as we come together to glorify God and share in fellowship as his children in this place. The church was originally started in 1976 in Luton by Charalampia Sakka and Katina Melanarkitis, whose zeal and courage to start a Greek community have been achieved with very hard work. The church was purchased with funds from donations and situated in Luton town until 2009. Structural problems in the building made the community move to the new site in East Hyde, which was a redundant Anglican church. The church building had to undergo major repairs (such as the roof) and a crafted Iconostasis was installed along with several new icons and three chandeliers. An adjacent hall was built in 2016 and has now been extended and renovated. Our aim is to ensure the church will be the legacy to the generations of Christian Orthodox in Luton and the nearby areas, but also for all pilgrims and visitors who like to pray and ask for St.Charalambos' help.
