{"id":556387,"date":"2026-01-20T13:21:39","date_gmt":"2026-01-20T11:21:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/?p=556387"},"modified":"2026-01-20T13:21:39","modified_gmt":"2026-01-20T11:21:39","slug":"romanian-orthodox-church-south-carolina-consecrated-easley","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/en\/romanian-orthodox-church-south-carolina-consecrated-easley\/","title":{"rendered":"Romanian Orthodox Church in South Carolina consecrated after nine-year effort"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>After nine years of sustained efforts, Romanians in South Carolina took part on Sunday in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mitropolia.us\/index.php\/ro\/2003-diaspora-romaneasca-din-carolina-de-sud-in-sarbatoare-tarnosirea-bisericii-sfantul-grigorie-teologul\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">consecration<\/a> of the Church of St Gregory the Theologian in Easley, the only Romanian parish in this U.S. state.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The consecration service was led by His Eminence Metropolitan Nicolae of the Romanian Orthodox Metropolis of the Americas, together with Assistant Bishop Damaschin of Dorna from the Archdiocese of Suceava and R\u0103d\u0103u\u021bi, alongside a group of priests and deacons. During the service, Athanasios McClain was instituted as a reader.<\/p>\n<p>In recognition of the community\u2019s sacrifice and dedication, Metropolitan Nicolae presented the parish with an icon of Jesus Christ and awarded the parish priest, Fr Bogdan Cojoleanc\u0103, the Order of \u201cSaints Constantine and Helena\u201d for his missionary and pastoral work among Romanians in the area.<\/p>\n<p>At the Metropolitan\u2019s invitation, believers venerated the Holy Altar, kissing the Holy Table, the Gospel Book and the Holy Cross, and received icon cards depicting St Gregory the Theologian.<\/p>\n<h2>A living relationship with God<\/h2>\n<p>Assistant Bishop Damaschin of Dorna <a href=\"https:\/\/www.arhiepiscopiasucevei.ro\/diaspora-romaneasca-din-carolina-de-sud-in-sarbatoare-tarnosirea-bisericii-sfantul-grigorie-teologul\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">interpreted<\/a> the Gospel passage on the healing of the ten lepers, stressing the importance of gratitude and a living relationship with God and one\u2019s neighbour.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGood person, do not forget your friends, neither in good times nor in bad. Through those around you, you draw near to God; and if you despise or forget them, you separate yourself from Him,\u201d the bishop said.<\/p>\n<p>At the end of the Divine Liturgy, Metropolitan Nicolae highlighted the meaning of consecrating a church, describing the rite as \u201ca call to a spiritual pilgrimage, from outside the world into the church\u201d, culminating in the Eucharistic encounter with Christ and foreshadowing believers\u2019 entry into the Kingdom of Heaven.<\/p>\n<h2>Brief history<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_556364\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-556364\" style=\"width: 890px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-556364 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/biserica-romaneasca-carolina-de-sud-890x668.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"890\" height=\"668\" srcset=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/biserica-romaneasca-carolina-de-sud-890x668.jpg 890w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/biserica-romaneasca-carolina-de-sud-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/biserica-romaneasca-carolina-de-sud-360x270.jpg 360w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/biserica-romaneasca-carolina-de-sud-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/biserica-romaneasca-carolina-de-sud.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 440px, (max-width: 768px) 354px, 890px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-556364\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">St Gregory the Theologian Romanian Orthodox Church in South Carolina.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The Romanian Orthodox Mission of St Gregory the Theologian in the Greenville area of South Carolina was established on 26 August 2017 for Romanian Orthodox faithful in the region.<\/p>\n<p>The community moved to its current liturgical space in Easley in December 2020, and since October 2023, its pastoral life has been coordinated by Fr Bogdan Cojoleanc\u0103, a former director of the Theological Seminary in Suceava.<\/p>\n<p>In the summer of 2024, renovation, structural strengthening and interior beautification works began inside the church.<\/p>\n<p>Photo: Archdiocese of Suceava and Radauti<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/BasilicaNews\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-495171\" src=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/banner-x-en-889x148.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"889\" height=\"148\" srcset=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/banner-x-en-889x148.gif 889w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/banner-x-en-1024x171.gif 1024w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/banner-x-en-1536x256.gif 1536w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/banner-x-en-2048x341.gif 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 440px, (max-width: 768px) 354px, 890px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After nine years of sustained efforts, Romanians in South Carolina took part on Sunday in the consecration of the Church of St Gregory the Theologian in Easley, the only Romanian parish in this U.S. state. 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