Prophet Elias Greek Orthodox Church
Prophet Elias Greek Orthodox Church is a Greek Orthodox church at 223 Church Street in Santa Cruz, CA 95060. It is one of 62 churches in Santa Cruz.
Be an inclusive community living the Orthodox Christian Faith and providing a place of prayer and devotion for those seeking the truth of God.
223 Church Street, Santa Cruz, CA, 95060Service times
Monday, July 20, 2026Starting at 9 am (as listed)
Phone: (831) 429-6500 · Website: https://www.propheteliassc.org/
Prophet Elias Greek Orthodox Church is part of the Eastern Orthodox family of churches in The American Church Story. 201 congregations of the Eastern Orthodox family gather across California — 2,336 across the United States on The Church Map.
Orthodoxy has carried the worship of the ancient church essentially unbroken since the first centuries, and it has never let the rest of us settle for a gospel that only forgives — it insists God intends to make his people like himself. Its liturgy, its icons, and its theology of the Trinity are wells the whole church keeps returning to.
Ministries at Prophet Elias Greek Orthodox Church
- Stewardship
- Philoptochos
- Mission and Evangelism
- Sunday School & Religious Education
- Acolytes
- Greek Language Classes
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Latest from Prophet Elias's YouTube channel: Orthros and Divine Liturgy - The Fourth of February, 2024 (all videos).
The community around Prophet Elias Greek Orthodox Church
Within a few blocks of these doors, more than 3 in 10 renting households pay over half of everything they earn just to keep a roof over them. About a third of adults say they are socially isolated, and nearly a quarter of adults here carry depression. That is 2,300 neighbors — and some of them are already in these pews.
Pray for the families one rent increase away from moving, and for this church to know their names.
- Social Isolation: 35.5%
- Depression: 24.3%
- Poverty Rate: 18.6% (11.8–25.3%)
Source: CDC PLACES, U.S. Census Bureau (2023, 2019-2023), aggregated across 6 census tracts near this church.
Santa Cruz city is served by 30 churches — about one congregation for every 1,831 residents.
Churches near Prophet Elias Greek Orthodox Church
- Centro Internacional Mas FÉ De Sandra Parra y Jhon porras — 0 mi away
- Calvary Episcopal Church — 0.1 mi away
- Progressive Missionary Baptist Church — 0.2 mi away
- PMBC Church — 0.2 mi away
- Iglesia de la Misión de Santa Cruz — 0.3 mi away
- Vintage Faith — 0.3 mi away
- Holy Cross Catholic Church — 0.3 mi away
- Christian Life Center — 0.5 mi away
- Elevation — 0.5 mi away
- New United Methodist Church of Santa Cruz — 0.7 mi away
More Eastern Orthodox churches nearby
- Saint Lawrence Orthodox Church — 5.8 mi away in Felton, CA
- Saints Peter and Paul Antiochian Orthodox Church — 9 mi away in Ben Lomond, CA
- Saint Basil Greek Orthodox Church — 19.4 mi away in San Jose, CA
- St. Nicholas Orthodox Church — 19.8 mi away in Saratoga, CA
- St. Archangel Michael Serbian Orthodox Church — 20.3 mi away in Saratoga, CA
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