Sts. Constantine and Helen was consecrated by the late Archbishop Iakovos of North and South America of blessed memory on June 4th, 1984 during the tenure of our pastor emeritus the Rev. Fr. Chrysostom Manuel. Archbishop Iakovos was assisted by the late Bishop John of Amorion who was at the time bishop of Atlanta. Many faithful and clergy were also in attendance.
The ritual of Consecrating a Church dates back to the 4th Century A.D. when the persecution against Christianity ended by the decree of Emperor Constantine the Great, legally recognizing the Christian Church. During his reign, Constantine consecrated the Church of the Holy Sepulcher of Our Lord and Savior and the Church of the Resurrection, both in Jerusalem.
