Clergy, Churches & Map

Father Viktor Meshko, born in Ukraine in 1973, lives with his family in Germany. He is a priest of the Russian Orthodox Church Abroad, married, father of four children and grandfather. With a doctorate in theology and psychology, he combines spiritual depth with human warmth – in pastoral care, in his counselling practice and in social work.

Greek Orthodox parish of St. Demetrios (Greek Orthodox Metropolis of Germany, Ecumenical Patriarchate) with its own church on Demetriosplatz, serving the faithful between Cologne and Bonn.

Serbian Orthodox parish of the Holy Great Martyr Prince Lazar (Serbian Orthodox Eparchy of Düsseldorf and all of Germany).

The Russian Orthodox Church of Bad Nauheim is housed in the Reinhardskirche, the oldest surviving church building in the town, erected in 1731–1733 as a Lutheran church. After serving as a Catholic parish church from 1868, it was acquired by the Russian Orthodox Brotherhood of St. Prince Vladimir in 1907 and consecrated in 1908 in honour of St. Innocent of Irkutsk and St. Seraphim of Sarov. Its Empire-style iconostasis comes from the Sarov Monastery. During their spa stays, Tsar Nicholas II and his family attended services here in 1910, and Tsarina Alexandra Feodorovna and her sister Elizabeth became patrons of the church. Regular Orthodox services are still held on weekends.