Parish History
| April 25, 1948 | Syrian Orthodox Church Association is created with the intention of starting a church in Butler, PA |
| June 23, 1957 | The first weekly service was held in the Syrian Hall |
| September 14, 1958 October 12, 1958 |
Reverend Father Alexander Curry met with the Butler community and discussed the plans for the construction of a church. |
| October 15, 1958 | Metropolitan ANTONY (Bashir) gives his blessing for a church to be started in Butler, with the name of Saint Anthony. |
| November 2, 1958 | A vesper service followed by a meeting was held at Saint Peter and Paul Church in Lyndora, Fr. Curry and the New Castle Choir conducting the Vespers service. |
| April 26, 1959 | A combined church service with the Ukranian faithful was held on Palm Sunday at St. Peter and Paul Ukranian Orthodox Church. |
| June 18, 1961 | Ground was broken at the church's current location. The church hall was completed and first used for meetings in 1962. Church services were also held in the hall twice a month. |
| April 7, 1963 | A lengthy discussion was held concerning completing the church proper on top of the hall. |
| April 18, 1965 | It was decided that contractor work on the church would begin sometime before June 1 and completed by September 1. |
| July 5, 1970 | Deacon James Deep ordained into the priesthood by Metropolitan PHILIP (Saliba). Father Deep was assigned to our church and his first divine liturgy was celebrated at the church on July 12. |
| 1972 | The parish home at the south end of the church was started. It was completed in early 1973. |
| October 13, 1974 | Metropolitan PHILIP consecrates the sanctuary. |
| 1992 | Fr. Patrick Reardon is appointed to serve as the second priest of Saint Anthony. |
| 1999 | Fr. Gregory Long is ordained to the Holy Priesthood and is appointed to serve at Saint Anthony. |
