Diocese: Diocese of the South
Deanery: Appalachian Deanery
Address
1261 York Road
Clarksville, Tennessee 37042-6806
Website: orthodoxclarksville.org
Parish Contacts
Directions
From I-24 Exit 4
From exit 4 (Wilma Rudolph): Head south on 79 and merge onto Rt 374 (Warfield blvd/101st) heading North/West for 10.9 miles. Turn left onto 79 north (Dover Road); travel 0.4 miles to the stop light, Liberty Church Road, and turn right. Continue approx. 1 mile to a stop sign and turn right onto York Road. 1261 is the 2nd property on the right and has a white fence.
Schedule of Services
6:00 PM Great Vespers.
Saturday Evening
9:40 AM Hours; 10:00 AM Divine Liturgy.
Sunday Morning
For a complete list of upcoming services, please visit the Monthly Calendar on the parish website.
Parish Background
Protection of the Holy Virgin Mary grew from the military Orthodox Christian community at Fort Campbell, KY dating back to the mid-70’s and pastored by Orthodox military chaplains assigned to Fort Campbell, KY. When 9/11 occurred the Department of Defense immediately restricted access to military installations. This made it especially difficult for our non-military Orthodox members to attend services. This sparked the Orthodox Christian community to consider moving onto the economy to become more accessible, especially for those not in the military. This fledging Orthodox mission rented space for nearly five years. In 2012 the mission obtained 6 acres of land immediately adjacent to Fort Campbell, KY, with a modest structure transformed into our holy place of prayer.
The community at Protection of the Holy Virgin Mary is pan-ethinic with a growing outreach to both military members stationed at Fort Campbell and non-military folk living in Clarksville, TN and Hopkinsville, KY.
