The Orthodox Church is a body of self-governing (autocephalous) churches sharing a common history, faith, and liturgical and sacramental life. The head of the Church is Jesus Christ. Its faith and teachings are expressed through the Holy Scriptures and Holy Tradition, especially as contained in the decrees and canons of the Seven Ecumenical Councils. It is notable for its profoundly positive view of the human person and the body, its sacramental approach to the world, its rich and beautiful worship, and its deep current of mysticism.

The Greek Orthodox Church traces its historical and spiritual roots back to the earliest Christian communities of modern-day Greece and Asia Minor, and ultimately to the first church at Jerusalem. In our faith and practice, we consider ourselves to be living descendents in direct continuity with the Apostles of Christ and the saints of all ages.

Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Cathedral is a parish of the Greek Orthodox Metropolis of San Francisco and the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America. We are under the spiritual jurisdiction of the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople (in modern-day Istanbul, Turkey), one of the great and ancient centers of historical Christianity.

We are neither Catholic nor Protestant, but rather represent a separate historical Christian path with its own unique offering to make to the modern spiritual and cultural landscape.

We are neither conservative nor liberal, inasmuch as we understand the Church to be a living organism that grows and develops in unique and even unforeseen ways, even as it maintains an essential and unbroken continuity with its historical past.

We are not just for Greeks, but embrace people of all ethnicities and races. Though the Greek language and heritage are integral elements of our history and identity, we are a diverse community that includes first generation immigrants, second and third generation Greek-Americans, and many people not of Greek descent who have discovered for themselves the riches of the Orthodox faith.