{"id":3585,"date":"2026-06-16T07:03:53","date_gmt":"2026-06-16T07:03:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tampamovingjournal.com\/?p=3585"},"modified":"2026-06-16T07:03:53","modified_gmt":"2026-06-16T07:03:53","slug":"historic-tarpon-springs-church-seeks-6m-for-hurricane-damage-repairs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tampamovingjournal.com\/?p=3585","title":{"rendered":"Historic Tarpon Springs church seeks $6M for hurricane damage repairs"},"content":{"rendered":"

TARPON SPRINGS, Fla.<\/strong> – <\/span>Leaders of the historic Saint Nicholas Cathedral in Tarpon Springs are launching a $6 million capital campaign to urgently repair the building after it sustained severe damage from recent hurricanes.<\/p>

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Tarpon Springs cathedral history<\/strong><\/h2>

The backstory:<\/p>

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The Greek Orthodox church has an 82-year history in Tarpon Springs, but the congregation dates back to 1907 when parishioners worshiped in a wooden building.\u00a0<\/p>

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Dr. Michael Pikos, a co-chairman for the restoration capital campaign, emphasized the importance of the effort.<\/p>

“It’s significant to make sure that we can maintain this cathedral in every sense of the word,” Pikos said.<\/p>

Hurricane damage to church<\/strong><\/h2>

What we know:<\/p>

It is a beautiful building but take a closer look and the cracks start to show.<\/p>

“We need to stop water leaking from the roof upstairs,” said Tim Klimis, another co-chair for the restoration effort. “The windows are all going to be taken down, all going to be redone by the original company that did it 80 years ago.”\u00a0<\/p>

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The church took a beating in the last few hurricanes and now a simple rainstorm makes it worse.<\/p>

Klimis showed crumbling plaster powder sitting on the windows where the walls are cracking apart with just a little moisture.\u00a0<\/p>

“A lot of it was just insidious damage that we didn’t know about till more recently,” Pikos said. “And all of a sudden, things are starting to appear.”<\/p>

Tarpon Springs sponge industry ties<\/h2>

Why you should care:<\/p>

This church is deeply important to many individuals with ties to the local community and the historic sponge industry.\u00a0<\/p>

“And the spongers were the ones who really, really built this church,” said John Lulias, the third co-chair.<\/p>

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Lulias explained that every time boats came in to sell sponges, a percentage went to the church, which is how it was built.\u00a0<\/p>

The building also features marble from the same mountain as the Acropolis in Greece, giving the cathedral a highly unique history.<\/p>

Cathedral fundraising project numbers<\/h2>

By the numbers:<\/p>

The group currently has about $3.2 million pledged toward their $6 million goal.\u00a0<\/p>

$1.2 million will go toward phase one, which involves repairing the roof and windows.<\/p>

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The remaining money will go toward restoring the inside of the cathedral, updating Tryfon Hall, and the St. Nicholas Community Center in phase two.\u00a0<\/p>

“All these icons, though, are all hand-painted. However, they’re painted on vinyl,” Klimis said, noting the vinyl will come down so what is behind it can be cleaned and restored.<\/p>

Remaining restoration timeline details<\/h2>

What we don’t know:<\/p>

While campaign organizers know the full project will cost $6 million, the exact timeline for completing the second phase of construction has not been detailed.\u00a0<\/p>

Phase one repair bids<\/h2>

What’s next:<\/p>

Bids for phase one come out soon with a goal of starting construction in September.\u00a0<\/p>

The windows will all be taken down and redone by the original company that completed them 80 years ago.<\/p>

“For us, it’s something that our grandparents and parents were part of,” Lulias said. “And we want to continue that to be able to keep the church.”<\/p>

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