FR. ATHANASIUS DRESDOW
The V. Rev. Father Athanasius grew up in the northwest part of Illinois. Having grown up in the Evangelical Free Church and having become Episcopalian while he attended Wheaton College, he and his wife, Michelle, were led to the Orthodox Church, seeking the fullness of the Faith once delivered to the Saints.
After much study and attending the services of the Church, they were received into the Orthodox Church in early 1994. Almost five years later, Father was ordained as a deacon and served in that capacity for almost four years at Holy Transfiguration Orthodox Church in Warrenville, Illinois. Father was ordained to the holy priesthood on the Feast of the Transfiguration of Christ in 2002. One month later, he was assigned priest at St. Barnabas the Apostle Orthodox Church – a mission at that time, now in Sunbury, Ohio. Father and Kh. Michelle have two grown daughters.
FR. MATTHEW MORIAK
Fr. Matthew is a native of Pennsylvania, and was ordained to the priesthood in November 2006. He has been celebrating services at St. Barnabas since 2020.
He is a resident of greater Columbus, Ohio and is married and has three children.
FR. DEACON MICHAEL DAMAS
On July 4, 2010, His Grace Bishop Mark ordained Michael Damas to the Holy Diaconate at St. George Cathedral in Toledo, Ohio.
Born and raised in Toledo, Ohio, Deacon Michael now lives in the Columbus, Ohio area with his wife and two children.
Fr. Deacon Irenaios Anderson
Deacon Irenaios was introduced to the Orthodox Church while in Palestine. Later, he and his family were received into the Church through the Archdiocese. After moving to Alaska, where he taught at St. Herman Seminary for 15 years, he was ordained to the diaconate in 2010. He retired from teaching in 2023 to serve at St. Barnabas. He and Mat. Dionysia have two adult sons.
