ΕΛΒΥΧ

Ἡ Ἑλληνικὴ Βυζαντινὴ Χορωδία (ΕΛΒΥΧ) ἱδρύθηκε τὸ 1977 ἀπὸ τὸν μακαριστὸ Λυκοῦργο Ἀγγελόπουλο (1941-2014)

Ἡ Ἑλληνικὴ Βυζαντινὴ Χορωδία (ΕΛΒΥΧ) ἱδρύθηκε τὸ 1977 ἀπὸ τὸν μακαριστὸ Λυκοῦργο Ἀγγελόπουλο (1941-2014), Ἄρχοντα Πρωτοψάλτη τῆς Ἁγιωτάτης Ἀρχιεπισκοπῆς Κωνσταντινουπόλεως, καὶ τοὺς συνεργάτες του, μὲ σκοπὸ τὴ μελέτη καὶ παρουσίαση τῆς βυζαντινῆς μουσικῆς ὅπως ἔφτασε ὣς τὶς μέρες μας μέσα ἀπὸ τὴ γραπτὴ καὶ τὴν προφορικὴ παράδοση.

Τὰ 47 χρόνια λειτουργίας της ἔχει πραγματοποιήσει πάνω ἀπὸ 1400 συναυλίες, λειτουργικὲς καὶ ἄλλες ἐκδηλώσεις, στὴν Ἑλλάδα καὶ σὲ 31 χῶρες σὲ Εὐρώπη, Ἀσία, Ἀμερικὴ καὶ Ἀφρική. Ὡς σημαντικοὶ σταθμοὶ τῆς καλλιτεχνικῆς της πορείας ἀναφέ-ρονται οἱ συμμετοχὲς στὴν Πανορθόδοξη Θεία Λειτουργία τῶν Χριστουγέννων στὴ Βηθλεέμ (2000), στὶς ἱστορικὲς Θεῖες Λειτουργίες ποὺ τέλεσε ἡ Α. Θ. Π. ὁ Οἰκου-μενικὸς Πατριάρχης κ. Βαρθολομαῖος ὁ Α΄ στὴν ἀρχαία βασιλικὴ τοῦ Ἁγ. Ἀπολλινα-ρίου in Classe (6ου αι.) στὴ Ραβέννα (2002) καὶ στὴν Ἁγία Σοφία Κιέβου (2009), οἱ συναυλίες στὰ Διεθνῆ Συνέδρια Βυζαντινῶν Σπουδῶν (1981 ὡς 2001), στὸ Μητρο-πολιτικὸ Μουσεῖο Τέχνης τῆς Νέας Ὑόρκης (1997 καὶ 2008), στὶς ἐκδηλώσεις «Greece of Britain», μὲ ἐμφάνιση στὸ Queen Elisabeth Hall τοῦ Λονδίνου (1998), οἱ συχνὲς ἐμφανίσεις της στὸ Φεστιβὰλ Ἀθηνῶν καὶ Ἐπιδαύρου καὶ στὸ Μέγαρο Μουσικῆς Ἀθηνῶν.

Το έργο μας

Έχει ηχογραφήσει στοὺς μεγαλύτερους ραδιοτηλεοπτικοὺς σταθμοὺς τῆς Ευρώπης, ἔχει λάβει μέρος στὴν πρώτη ἐκτέλεση τοῦ ἔργου σύγχρονης μουσικῆς τοῦ Μιχάλη Ἀδάμη Ροδανόν, ἐνῶ παρουσίασε ἀποσπάσματα ἀρχαίας ἑλληνικῆς μουσικῆς, πρώιμης χριστιανικῆς μουσικῆς, παλαιορωμαϊκοῦ καὶ ἀμβροσιανοῦ μέλους, καθὼς καὶ τὴν παλαιὰ ἀκολουθία τῶν Τριῶν Παίδων ἐν καμίνῳ, σὲ μεταγραφὴ καὶ ἀνασύσταση Μιχάλη Ἀδάμη. Ἀπὸ τὸ 1990 ἄρχισε τὴν ἠχογράφηση καὶ ἔκδοση τῶν ἔργων τοῦ μεγάλου βυζαντινοῦ μαΐστορα Ἰωάννη Κουκουζέλη, πρόγραμμα τὸ ὁποῖο ἐνισχύθηκε οὐσιαστικὰ ἐπὶ τριετία μὲ τὴ χορήγηση ὑποτροφιῶν ἀπὸ τὸ Ἵδρυμα Ἀλέξανδρος Σ. Ὠνάσης.

Ἔχει πλούσια δισκογραφία καὶ ἔχει ἐκδώσει τὰ βιβλία Ἰωάννη Κουκουζέλη Ἐκλογὴ Ἔργων, Πέτρου Μανουήλ Ἐφεσίου Ἀνθολογία, καὶ Λυκούργου Ἀγγελόπου-λου Ἡ σημασία τῆς ἔρευνας καὶ τῆς διδασκαλίας τοῦ Σίμωνος Καρᾶ.

Ἀπὸ τὸ 2021 δωδεκαμελὲς σχῆμα ἀπὸ μέλη τῆς Ἑλληνικῆς Βυζαντινῆς Χορωδίας καὶ ὑπὸ τὴ διεύθυνση τοῦ χοράρχη της Γεωργίου Κωνσταντίνου ψάλλει στὸν Ἅγιο Γεώργιο Παπάγου. Οἱ ἀκολουθίες μεταδίδονται ζωντανὰ μέσα ἀπὸ τὸ διαδικτυακὸ τηλεοπτικὸ κανάλι www.pemtousia.tv τοῦ Ἰνστιτούτου «Ἅγιος Μάξιμος ὁ Γραικός».

BELIEFS THAT UNITE US

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We believe in being the hands and feet of Jesus in our community. Through various outreach programs, charitable initiatives, and community events, we actively seek to make a positive impact on the lives of those around us.

Our Core Values

Learn more about our values and our story as a church by visiting the about us page.

We value the Lordship of Jesus Christ!

We acknowledge Jesus Christ as the head of our church and fully submit ourselves to His will. In every aspect of our ministry our goal is always to honor and glorify the Lord Jesus Christ.

We value Bible-centered Preaching and Teaching!

We believe the Bible is God’s inspired authoritative and trustworthy rule of faith and practice for Christians. Therefore, we submit ourselves to its teaching, commit ourselves to do what it says, and yield our lives to become what Christ desires for us to be.

We value Prayer!

We believe in the power of prayer. Therefore, the ministries and activities our church will be characterized by a reliance on personal and corporate prayer in all areas of our lives and ministry.

We value Evangelism and World Missions!

We believe in the Great Commission commanded to us by Jesus Christ and we are committed to reaching unsaved and unchurched people locally, nationally and worldwide. We will use every available Christ-honoring means to pursue, win and disciple the people in our sphere of influence.

We value the Family!

We believe God ordained the family to glorify him. We are committed to cultivate an atmosphere which promotes spiritual growth within the family by reaching families with the gospel, discipling them in Christ-like character and teaching each family member how to fulfill their God-given role.

Meet Our Pastors

Our Directional Leadership Team works together to shape the vision and direction of Find Faith

Craig Groeschel

Senior Pastor

Following a vision God gave him and his wife Amy for a different kind of church, he and a handful of people launched.

Jerry Hurley

Pastor, Team Development Leader

Jerry is responsible for the team and cultural development at and helps shape the overall direction and leadership of the church

Harry Wiley

Pastor, Innovation Leader

Harry is passionate about exploring new ideas and finding practical ways to leverage them for the global Church.

Sam Roberts

Pastor, Campus Leadership

Sam is directly responsible for the leadership of all physical locations and their staff teams, including Campus Pastors.

Join us this Sunday

Our community makes us unique. They have an energy that reverberates around them. Their mission in life is to ensure the wonder in the world is not overlooked.

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