Fr. Joshua Pappas

Fr. Joshua was raised in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and attended Davidson College in North Carolina, where he studied religion and economics. After working several years in the private sector, he left to pursue a call to the priesthood.

From 2011 to 2015, Fr. Joshua completed an M.Div at Holy Cross Seminary in Boston, Massachusetts. While there, he and Presvytera Joanna were married. They lived for a year in Thessaloniki, Greece, before being assigned to Archangel Michael Church in Port Washington, New York (Long Island) in 2016.

They have been serving Holy Trinity in Grand Rapids since 2019 (with much gratitude and joy!).

Fr. Joshua and Presv. Joanna have three children: Aimilianie, Chrysostom, and Porphyria (Pia).

Among his pastoral interests, Fr. Joshua has a special interest in Orthodoxy’s contemplative focus: hesychasm (silence), nepsis (vigilance), repentance, and the inner life of healing.

Among his personal interests, Fr. Joshua enjoys reading, nature, and spending time with his family.

To contact Fr. Joshua, please call the church office (616-454-6563) or email him directly at frjoshua@holytrinitygoc.org.