Fr. Philip was born and raised in New Mexico. From 2003-2008, he served in the Middle East as an Evangelical missionary. He was received into the Orthodox Church in 2010. In 2015, Fr. Philip obtained a Master of Theological Studies, with a concentration in Biblical Studies, from the University of Notre Dame in Indiana . Discerning a call to the Holy Priesthood, he studied at St. Vladimir’s Orthodox Theological Seminary in Yonkers, New York, receiving a Master of Divinity in 2021. In 2022, he was ordained a deacon by His Grace Bishop Basil, and he and his family served as Orthodox missionaries in the Asia/Pacific region that year. Fr. Philip was ordained a priest by His Grace Bishop John in 2023, and began serving as pastor of St. Athanasius Orthodox Church soon afterwards. He enjoys reading, hiking, and kayaking. Fr. Philip and Kh. Kristiana have four children.
The Very Reverend Stephen Howell has served St. Athanasius for over 40 years inluding 36 years in the service as a clergyman. In April 2023 he retired from the pastorate in the Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America and is an attached priest at St. Athanasius.
His Grace Bishop Anthony, Diocese of Los Angeles and the West
Bishop ANTHONY Michaels serves the Diocese of Los Angeles and the West as a Bishop of the Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America. See his complete biography at http://www.antiochian.org/BishopAnthony.
His Eminence leads and oversees the Archdiocese's parishes, missions, departments, institutions and organizations in the United States and Canada from the headquarters in Englewood, New Jersey. The auxiliary bishops aid him in his administration across the continent.
Read his biography HERE.