Orthodox Christian dating in Mississippi
Orthodox Christian dating in Mississippi: Greek, Antiochian and OCA parishes in Jackson, Madison, Clinton, Vicksburg, Hattiesburg, Biloxi and Columbus.
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Short answer
St George in Vicksburg began in 1906 with a travelling priest who served in people's homes and in his own storefront house, and its present church was consecrated in January 1967. The parish calls itself the oldest Antiochian church in Mississippi, and says that a considerable number of its members today are converts.
Seven parishes are listed below, each with an address and a link to its own website. Three of them, Greek, Antiochian and OCA, sit within half an hour of central Jackson; the other four are spread from the river to the Gulf Coast and the Alabama line.
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Orthodox Christians in Mississippi
Jackson's Greek parish of Holy Trinity–St John the Theologian says it has served the city for over seventy years, the last fourteen at its present church on Pear Orchard Road. Its catechism class meets on Sunday, straight after Communion.
In Clinton, west of Jackson, Holy Resurrection was founded by a priest who had served as an Episcopalian clergyman before becoming Orthodox, and it now runs a weekly catechism course that welcomes inquirers. St Peter in Madison, north of the city, keeps a page for first-time visitors, "12 Things I Wish I'd Known", on what to expect at an Orthodox service.
Orthodox Studies Institute, 2024; national figures, not Mississippi's
Holy Cross in Hattiesburg is a mission without a resident priest for now: readers lead the services, and a visiting priest comes about once a month. Its members, it says, include people born Orthodox and people who came to the faith later.
For the country as a whole, the Orthodox Studies Institute looked at twenty parishes across six jurisdictions and fifteen states. Among converts received since 2013, two thirds were under forty, people in their thirties made up the largest group, and 44 percent were single when they were received.
Mississippi has no such count of its own and we have made none up. The seven addresses below were each checked against the parish's own website on 24 September 2026.
Where the community gathers
The seven places fall into four parts of the state: the Jackson area, Vicksburg, the south, and Columbus.
The Jackson area
The Jackson area holds three: Holy Trinity–St John on Pear Orchard Road in Jackson, St Peter on Saint Augustine Drive in Madison and Holy Resurrection on East College Street in Clinton, each within about half an hour of central Jackson.
Vicksburg
Vicksburg holds one: St George on Washington Street, about an hour west of Jackson on the interstate.
The south
The south holds two: Holy Cross on Lee Avenue in Hattiesburg and Holy Trinity on Beauvoir Road in Biloxi, about an hour and twenty minutes apart.
Columbus
Columbus holds one: St Catherine on North 4th Avenue, near the Alabama line, about three hours north-east of Jackson.
Cathedrals and parishes worth knowing
A parish of the Greek Metropolis of Atlanta, with Matins at a quarter to nine and the Divine Liturgy at ten on Sunday, and Paraklesis on Wednesday evening.
5725 Pear Orchard RoadJackson
MS 39211
An Antiochian parish with Orthros before ten o'clock Liturgy on Sunday and Vespers on Wednesday and Saturday, whose services are streamed online.
180 Saint Augustine DriveMadison
MS 39110
A parish of the Orthodox Church in America with the Liturgy at half past nine on Sunday and a weekly catechism course open to inquirers.
414 East College StreetClinton
MS 39056
An Antiochian parish established in 1906, of mixed backgrounds and with many converts, with Orthros at half past nine and the Liturgy at half past ten on Sunday.
2709 Washington StreetVicksburg
MS 39180
A mission of the Orthodox Church in America's Diocese of the South, served by readers between monthly visits from a priest, with coffee after the Sunday service.
10 Lee AvenueHattiesburg
MS 39401
A Greek parish on the Gulf Coast, founded in 1967, with Orthros at a quarter past nine and the Liturgy at ten on Sunday, then coffee in the hall.
255 Beauvoir RoadBiloxi
MS 39531
A parish of the Orthodox Church in America in north-east Mississippi, with Vespers on Wednesday and Saturday evenings and the Liturgy at ten on Sunday.
725 North 4th AvenueColumbus
MS 39701
Distances that decide everything
A diagram, not a map. Driving times, as in the text.
Jackson to Madison is ten minutes and Jackson to Clinton under half an hour; Vicksburg is a little over an hour from Jackson and forty minutes from Clinton. Hattiesburg is over two hours south, Biloxi another hour and twenty beyond it, and Columbus about three hours north-east.
In practice, then, the Jackson area and Vicksburg make one circle of four parishes, the coast and the pine belt a second, and Columbus stands on its own. Inside the first, two people can go to each other's parish on the same weekend; from Biloxi or Columbus, that takes planning.
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The Orthodox year in Mississippi
Great Vespers
At half past five on Saturday in Clinton and Columbus, and at six in Madison and Vicksburg.
The Divine Liturgy
At half past nine in Clinton, at ten in Jackson, Madison, Biloxi and Columbus, and at half past ten in Vicksburg.
Paraklesis and Vespers
At half past five on Wednesday in Jackson and Columbus, at six in Clinton and at half past six in Madison.
Readers and a visiting priest
Hattiesburg holds reader's services on Saturday, Sunday and Wednesday, and a priest comes to serve the Liturgy roughly once a month.
Services streamed from Madison
St Peter posts links to its streamed Vespers and Liturgies on its website.
Classes for inquirers
Jackson's catechism meets after Communion on Sunday, and Clinton's weekly course welcomes anyone who asks.
Dating across jurisdictions, and with converts
Two Greek parishes, two Antiochian and three of the Orthodox Church in America, several of them with many converts among their members: in Mississippi the Orthodox world is small enough that most people will meet someone from another jurisdiction. The site is built for that.
Twelve jurisdictions on one list
The form offers twelve jurisdictions to choose from: OCA, ROCOR, Greek, Antiochian, Serbian, Romanian, Bulgarian, Georgian, Carpatho-Russian, Albanian, Catechumen and Other Canonical. Here that means Greek, Antiochian or OCA, and anyone still in catechism class answers Catechumen.
Practice, asked outright
Then come questions on practice: how often you are at the Liturgy, whether you fast, and whether marriage is what you are looking for. The interface is available in five languages, English, Spanish, Portuguese, German and Russian.
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What cana.love is and is not
cana.love is not an Orthodox-only platform.
It is open to Catholics, to Protestants and to people still looking for their church, as long as they want the same kind of marriage, and you decide who can see your profile. In a state with seven Orthodox parishes, a site for one jurisdiction alone would leave most people with nobody nearby. What you can rely on is on the form: jurisdiction, practice and intentions, there to read before you answer anyone. Cana SpA, a company in Chile, runs the site; the About page says more.
Meeting safely
- The first time, meet in daylight and in public, and agree beforehand when you will leave: coffee after the Liturgy, or a café in Fondren in Jackson or downtown in Biloxi. Tell a friend where you will be and, if the drive is I-55 or I-59 at night, when you expect to be back. Keep your home address to yourself for now.
- Money has one rule. Until you have met face to face, do not send any, lend any or pay for anyone's journey, however good the reason sounds. One report is enough for us to take a look.
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Common questions
Which parish here has the longest history?
St George in Vicksburg, established in 1906, which describes itself as the oldest Antiochian church in the state.
What is there around Jackson?
Three parishes within half an hour of the city centre: Greek in Jackson, Antiochian in Madison and OCA in Clinton, with Vicksburg a little over an hour away.
Is there a parish on the Gulf Coast?
Yes, Holy Trinity on Beauvoir Road in Biloxi, a Greek parish founded in 1967.
Why is Tupelo not listed?
The website listed for its mission has expired, so we could not check the address or the schedule. McComb has a parish too, but no website of its own.
Can I watch services online?
St Peter in Madison streams Vespers and the Liturgy and posts the links on its website.
Can I use cana.love in Mississippi?
Yes, anywhere in the state, from the age of eighteen. It works in a web browser, with nothing to install.
Next steps
Around Jackson, go to Vespers in Clinton on a Saturday and the Liturgy in Jackson or Madison the next morning. In Vicksburg, stay for coffee after the Liturgy at St George. And if you would rather know how someone lives the faith before a first meeting than after it, make a free profile on cana.love and read theirs.
Reviewed on September 24, 2026.