Diocese: Diocese of the South
Deanery: North Florida Deanery
Address
6220 S. Orange Blossom Trail, Suite 305
Orlando, Florida 32809-4630
Email:
Website: southorlandoorthodox.org
Church: 407-636-0166
Parish Contacts
Lay Leadership
Directions
St. John the Merciful Orthodox Church is in South Orlando within the Plaza Central shopping center at the intersection of S. Orange Blossom Trail and Lancaster Rd. We are in building three which faces Lancaster Rd, Suite 305.
From Disney World, you can take I-4 East toward Orlando taking the exit for US-92 S/Orange Blossom Trail and the Plaza Central shopping center will be 2.7 miles to your right at the intersection of Lancaster Rd.
Note on accessibility: The doorways and bathrooms can accommodate a wheelchair; the only step is a single step onto the sidewalk.
Schedule of Services
6:00 PM Great Vespers.
Saturday Evening
9:30 AM Divine Liturgy.
Sunday Morning
6:00 PM Daily Vespers.
Wednesday Evening
For a complete list of upcoming services, please visit the Monthly Calendar on the parish website.
Parish Background
St. John the Merciful is a mission church to serve the South Orlando and Kissimmee communities founded in 2019 out of St. Stephen’s Orthodox Church in Longwood (north Orlando). After starting with five families from St. Stephen’s holding reader’s services with occasional liturgies with visiting priests, the mission was assigned their first priest Fr. Phillip in 2021 and Fr. David arrived in June 2023.
From the original “five families” St. John’s has grown to a current Sunday average of eighty men, women, and children who participate in the services, ministries, and activities of our parish community. We are the closest English-language Orthodox Church to major Orlando theme parks such as Walt Disney World, Universal Studios, and Sea World. We regularly welcome Orthodox vacationers as well as locals who wish to learn about the One, Holy, Catholic, and Apostolic Church.
St. John’s is a growing church community made up of Orthodox Christians from various places, ethnicities, languages, and backgrounds. Our services are reverent, beautiful, and are entirely in English. We’d love to have you visit and worship with us!
