Christ is Risen!


Indeed, He is Risen! 

Christ is risen from the dead,
Trampling down death by death,
And upon those in the tombs
Bestowing life!

Thou didst decend into the tomb, O Immortal,
Thou didst destroy the power of death!
In victory didst Thou arise, O Christ God,
proclaiming “Rejoice” to the myrrhbearing women,
granting peace to Thy apostles,
and bestowing resurrection to the fallen.

About St. Raphael’s Orthodox Church

Subdeacon Paul, Altar Server Yaroslavl, Mat. Mary and Fr. David at the front of the Church building after Pascha service

Subdeacon Paul, Altar Server Yaroslavl, Matushka Mary and Fr. David on Pascha

We are an Orthodox church in the Inverness, Florida community. We are pleased to offer a place in Citrus County and the surrounding areas for  people of all backgrounds to come and worship according the ancient apostolic Christianity preserved in the Orthodox faith.

Whether you are Orthodox and are looking for a Church to call home or if you are new to Orthodoxy and would like to learn more about the faith handed down once and for all by Jesus’ disciples please come and visit us.

St. Raphael Hawaweeny of BrooklynOur Parish is named for St. Raphael Hawaweeny of Brooklyn, the first Orthodox Bishop in North America.  He founded 30 parishes uniting people of multiple ethnic backgrounds and remaining faithful to the timeless truths of the Christian faith.