First Church Monument

On June 15, 2016, Utah's Greek community celebrated a monumental achievement: the construction 111 years ago of the state's first Greek Orthodox Church. That edifice, named Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church, was built at 439 W. 400 South in Salt Lake City, thanks to a $7,000 loan. It was dedicated Oct. 29, 1905, according to the late Constantine Skedros, who wrote a history of the Greek Orthodox community in the Salt Lake Valley.

The Hellenic Cultural Association has now marked that historic event with a monument and plaque at the site of the original church, replaced in the 1920s by a much larger Holy Trinity — the Byzantine-style cathedral that sits at the corner of 300 South and 300 West.