Saint Antonious Coptic Orthodox Church ― Portland, OR

H.G. Bishop Aghason is visiting our humble Church to celebrate the Holy Liturgy on Sat. May 21st

H.G. Bishop Rafael is visiting our humble Church to celebrate the Holy Liturgy on Mon. May 23rd

St. Antonious Coptic Orthodox Church was awarded several trophies and awards during Mahragan el Keraza 2010.. Stay tuned for pictures

Join Us at the Church New Year Eve Celebration 2010-2011..

Basic Schedule:

Sunday:

Liturgy + Services (9am-2pm)

Wednesday:

Weekly Home Visits according to schedule (7:30pm-8pm)

Friday:

Youth Bible Study (7:30pm-9pm)

Saturday:

Vesper prayers + Midnight praises (7pm-9:30pm)

Check our Church Calendar

The Church is located at 4422 SE 65th Ave., Portland, OR 97206

For Directions from Downtown Portland;

Take 1-84 East

Take exit 6 to I 205 South

Take exit 19 towards Powell Blvd.

Turn left at 82nd Ave.

Turn right at Holgate St.

Continue to SE 65th Ave.

The church is on your right.

About our Church

St. Antonious Coptic Orthodox Church was established in 1992 when H.H. Pope Shenouda III asked Fr. Takla Azmy to take care of the Coptic families in Oregon, in addition to attending to his duty as the priest of St Mary Coptic Orthodox Church in Seattle, WA.

Fr. Takla used to come to Portland (OR) one or two Saturdays each month to serve about 10 families and pray the Holy Liturgy. During those times, we used to rent St. George Antiochian Orthodox Church, in Portland.

In 1994, the church was registered in the state of Oregon as: "St. Antonious and St. George Coptic Orthodox Church".
Prayer and Bible Study meetings were also held at the members' residences throughout the week. Most of the times, they were directed by volunteering Deacons from the Seattle Churches.

	In 1999, we led a fund raising activity to collect $43K and buy our first own church in Sandy (OR -about 20 miles away from Portland). At that time, we registered the church under "St. Antonious Coptic Orthodox Church". About 25 families could be counted attending the Holy Services.
In 2003, God blessed us with the current church building on 65th Street, in the heart of Portland (OR), when the Board responding to the congregation's request moved to a bigger church. This enabled more people to come to the church.

	Fr. Angelos Sarkis (of St. George Coptic Orthodox Church, Seattle) responded to the congregation’s needs on regular basis. He served as a temporary priest in the recent years.
On August 6, 2006, Fr. Mekhail Hanna was appointed by H.H. Pope Shenouda III as the first permanent priest for the church. Currently, the Church counts over 100 Coptic families in Oregon besides the youth.