About Fr. Matthew

Fr. Matthew Thurman

Fr. Matthew Thurman is the pastor of St. Luke’s Antiochian Orthodox Christian Mission in Chagrin Falls, OH in the Diocese of Toledo and the Midwest of the Self-Ruled Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America

He has a Masters of Divinity from Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology in Brookline, MA and a Bachelor of Arts (Philosophy) from the University of Central Arkansas.

Fr. Matthew was ordained to the priesthood by His Grace Bishop BASIL on Sunday, July 10, 2005 (Feast of St. Joseph of Damascus) at St. George Antiochian Orthodox Christian Cathedral in Worcester, MA. Prior to that, Fr. Matthew was ordained to the Diaconate by His Eminence Metropolitan PHILIP on Sunday, December 5, 2004 (Feast of St. Savva) at The Church St. John of Damascus in Dedham, MA.