More than forty years ago, a group of Greek immigrants created the Greek Evangelical Church of Boston to worship in their culture's language and tradition. Lead by Pastor Emmanouilidis Kostas, the congregation worships in the historic First Church of Newton, previously occupied by the First Congregational Church of Newton. The church offers services and Sunday school in both Greek and English. In addition to religious services, a Greek school also occupies part of the church on Saturday mornings. Children, teens and adults attend the school to learn the Greek language and culture. The Greek Evangelical Church of Boston is a half-mile walk from the Newton Center MBTA stop (green line, D branch). The #52 MBTA bus also stops nearby at the intersection of Centre Street and Gibbs Street.
