Clergy and Staff
The Very Reverend Fr. David Lewis, Pastor
Father David Lewis has been our pastor since August of 2013. Fr. David previously served as Assistant Pastor at St. Elias Antiochian Orthodox Church in Austin, Texas.
Fr. David grew up in a Christian home attending Baptist and non-denominational churches. As an adult, he was seeking the reliability of apostolic authority and authenticity of Christian worship centered on Christ’s presence in the Eucharist. He found those and more, but was surprised by God’s grace and mercy in the Orthodox Church.
Fr. David graduated from St. Vladimir Orthodox Theological Seminary in 2008. He and Khouria Shannon were married in 2003 and have four children: Irene, Isabel, Johnny and Phoebe.
Father Boulous El Koussa, Assistant Pastor
Father Boulous is a priest who moved to our diocese in 2023 and served for a year in the parishes of Southern California. During this period, he visited our parish to celebrate the Divine Liturgy in Arabic. He was appointed by the Metropolitan Saba as an assistant priest in August 2024.
Fr. Boulous grew up in a traditional orthodox family and was an active member of the Orthodox Youth Movement in Akkar(Lebanon). Later, he earned a Bachelor’s degree in nursing, completed his Theological Seminary in Antiochian Orthodox Archdiocese of Akkar(Lebanon), and served as the School Principal for the National Orthodox School at Rahbe-Akkar(Lebanon). Fr. Boulous was ordained to the Holy Priesthood in March of 2012 at his hometown church in Rahbe-Akkar (Lebanon).
He is married to Khouria Elsie, and they have three children.
Fr. Boulous currently teaches Arabic lessons on Sundays at the church.
Fr. Gregory Farman, Assistant Priest
Father Gregory and Khouria Priscilla were received into the Orthodox faith at Saint Elias Church in Austin, in 2005. After completing the Saint Stephen’s program, Gregory became Deacon Gregory at Theophany of 2011. He was ordained to the priesthood at Saints Constantine and Helen in February, 2022.
Fr. Gregory and Khouria Priscilla have been blessed with four grown children and six grandchildren. Now in their 51st year of marriage, they shared a career in publishing before retiring, moving to Grapevine, and joining the parish of Saints Constantine and Helen. Father Gregory now chairs the Outreach Committee. He received his education from Oberlin College (B.A. in Economics), The University of Texas at Austin (M. Ed in Social Studies), and Stanford University (Ph.D. in Social Psychology and Education). He recently published Sinaites: the Journeys of Gregory of Sinai, a fictional account of the life and travels of his name saint.
Fr. Patrick Irish, Assistant Priest
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Deacon George Mekhel, Deacon
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