Our Hellenic Dance Festival, based on the vision and dream of His Eminence Metropolitan Alexios, began in 2000.  Traveling from city to city throughout our Metropolis, the Hellenic Dance Festival has grown into a true family event.  Held on the MLK Jr long-weekend, it allows for participants to travel and join together as brothers and sisters in Christ.  

The Hellenic Dance Festival is truly an "award winning" event.  We look forward to seeing you at our next Festival!

We were so blessed to have 48 dance groups and over 2000 participants and spectators who joined us in Orlando, FL January 17-20, 2020. For More Information about HDF Click here!

The Metropolis of Atlanta is divided up into 7 conferences. The conferences are North East, Coastal, Central, Western, South Eastern Florida, North Eastern Florida, and Western Florida. 

Each conference has a schedule of retreats throughout the year. Some examples of these retreats are Winter Event, Lenten, Advent, Beach Reach, Queen City Classic and the Junior Olympics.

Contact your local Conference Council to get your their Youth Calendar.

Introduced in 1983, the St. John Chrysostom Oratorical Festival provides Greek Orthodox teenagers the opportunity to write and talk about their faith. The top speakers in the Junior and Senior Divisions advance to the district level. Two finalists in each district division represent the district at the Metropolis Oratorical Festival. The top speaker in each metropolis division is then selected to participate in the Archdiocese Finals, which is hosted by a different metropolis each year. Read More...

The Metropolis Festival will be May 14, 2022 at Holy Trinity - Holy Cross Greek Orthodox Cathedral in Birmingham, AL.

Our St. Stephen's Summer Camp has a rich tradition, dating back to the 1980's, and is grounded on the principals of living a true Orthodox lifestyle with twice daily liturgical services, opportunities for reflection, community living and meals, athletics, arts & crafts, and nightly social activities. 

Recognized as the highlight of the summer, St Stephen's Summer Camp offers teens entering 6th through 12th grades when school begins in the fall, an opportunity to spend a week at our Diakonia Retreat Center. Campers are only allowed to attend camp for one week. Read More...

The Winter Youth Rally commences each year on the Feast of St. Stephen on December 27. All Orthodox teens in the Metropolis of Atlanta involved in their local parish's GOYA and Church School program are invited to Atlanta, GA each December to compete in tournaments representing their church community. Read More...

Our Archdiocese took a critical step towards protecting the Children and Youth in her care by creating the new Policies for the Safety of Children and Youth to guide youth work of all sorts, an at all levels, across the entire Archdiocese. The Metropolis of Atlanta is committed to register, screen and train all youth workers. 

The Polices are divided into two key sections. Part Two lists the key regulations that all Youth Workers and all Youth Ministry Programs and events must follow. Part Three contains best practices covering a wide range of circumstances; these best practices should guide a safe course for Youth Ministry Programs and Events and be applied to particular circumstances, as appropriate. Read More...