Welcome to the website of The Twelve Apostles Greek Orthodox Church. The church is one of many Greek Orthodox churches in the United Kingdom. It serves as the spiritual centre for the community of Hertfordshire and beyond. Any visitor to our church will tell you that it is like a little monastery you expect to find at the top of a mountain in Cyprus or Greece.

Our church welcomes worshipers from other Orthodox Christian communities (Greek and non-Greek) and is especially popular with the younger generation who select it for their weddings and baptisms. We are the only Greek Orthodox church in the United Kingdom that broadcasts live video (see links above) and caters for online bookings (see link above) for weddings and baptisms. In addition, for weddings, we have authority to perform the civil ceremony at the same time as the religious one.

Who were the Twelve Apostles of Jesus Christ? Click here to find out.

This year our church is celebrating its 25th anniversary.

Throughout 2016 there will be numerous events organised to celebrate this special year in our history.

Please look out for information of the events on our website and in our monthly church magazine.

Everybody is welcome and we look forward to seeing you.

Following the hugely successful opening event for our 25th anniversary celebrations, The Music School of Smyrna and Rembetiko, that took place at East Barnet School on Thursday 3rd March 2016, click on the respective links to read how the event was reported by Agioritiko Vima, Ta Nea Diaspora and Romfea.

Also, click on the link to watch a slideshow of the event kindly created by the Greek Photographer Nek Vardikos.

A CD and DVD set of the event is now available for purchase from the church. For those who would like the book, The Music School of Smyrna and Rembetiko, please order your copy from Father Joseph.

We now accept online donations via debit or credit card.

For a full list of ways on how to make a donation and hence help support our church, click here.

For a virtual tour of our church click here.

Saturday Holy Eucharist in English 9:30am - 10:30am.
Saturday Vespers 5:00pm - 6:00pm.
Sunday Divine Liturgy 9:30am - 12:30pm.
For details of services during the week, click here.

Our Sunday services, along with all our other major services, including Easter and Christmas are broadcast live on Hellenic TV. To watch these live click here.

We also have our own dedicated TV channel, 12 Apostles Church, which is available via CYTA UK (Roku Box) that broadcasts all our services, including weddings and baptisms. To purchase a Roku Box, if you do not already have one, visit the CYTA UK website here.

Sunday school is held in the church hall immediately after Holy Communion every Sunday. All children are welcome to the school.

Click here to find out more.

On the first Tuesday of every month the Golden Years Club offers lunch for the elderly members of our community.

Click here to find out more.

Every month the church produces a magazine that contains spiritual information and news from our community.

Click here to read the current and previous editions.

Our church now accepts card payments for booking weddings and baptisms, paying for other services or making donations.

Parking is available within the grounds of the church for all services. The car parking areas are clearly labelled and there is capacity for approximately 200 cars. Hence, if you are organising a baptism or wedding, your guests do not need to worry about where to park and neither do you.

The larger parking area is available on your right hand side immediately after passing the church (if you have turned off Great North Road into Kentish Lane). Please use this area to avoid congestion in the smaller parking area in front of the church.

We are very grateful to AST for their continued support in hosting our website, developing our mobile apps and creating our online booking system. For a full list of services offered by AST, please visit their website by clicking here.