Sun City, Arizona, July 23, 2026
All Saints of North America (ASONA), a ROCOR mission parish based in Sun City, Arizona, has launched a fundraising campaign to establish a permanent temple, creating a new spiritual home for Orthodox Christians throughout the West Valley.
With more than 180 parishioners and dozens of new inquirers, visitors, and catechumens joining each month, ASONA is experiencing unprecedented growth. Since 2020, the parish has doubled in size every year, mirroring the increasing interest in and embrace of Eastern Orthodoxy throughout America.
“This new temple will be more than a building; it will be a place that nurtures faith, family, and community life for people from not just the West Valley, but in hopes from all of Arizona and our visitors,” says ASONA Archpriest Father John Peck.
Plans for the new church temple campus are projected to include an Orthodox cemetery, a private school, playgrounds, and classrooms. What makes plans for this campus most notable is that this would be the first Orthodox church of this size in the West Valley.
The initial campaign funding goal is $300,000, which secures funds for land. Father John hopes to purchase land directly off of the AZ State Route 303, the key state route that connects the Phoenix metro area and the West Valley of Arizona, where over 1.5 million Arizonans live. The church hopes to service those in Surprise, Peoria, El Mirage, Avondale, Glendale, Goodyear, Buckeye, Litchfield Park, Wittmann, Waddell, Tonapah, and beyond.
You can find a link for the campaign and more information here.
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About All Saints of North America
Founded in 2017, All Saints of North America (ASONA) is a dedicated group of Christians who labored, witnessed, healed, lived, struggled, and died witnessing for Christ Jesus our Lord. They are Orthodox Christians, and part of the worldwide Orthodox Church – the oldest Christian Church in the world. All Saints of North America Orthodox Church is a parish under the omophorion, and with the blessing, of His Eminence, the Most Reverend Kyrill, Archbishop of San Francisco and Western America of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia.
About Father John Peck
Fr. John Peck, from Detroit, MI, studied English at Michigan State University (where he met his wife Deborah) and earned theology degrees from St. Herman Theological Seminary, later receiving a D.Min. from Veritas Theological Seminary. He also graduated from coursework in public administration at Southern Illinois University–Carbondale.
Father John is a pioneer in Orthodox media, as he founded the Incarnation Broadcast Network (the first 24-hour Orthodox internet radio), created the first Orthodox seminary website, and hosted the first Orthodox Media Guild gathering. He has lectured in Biblical Studies and Practical Liturgics at St. Herman’s and other programs, directs the online Preachers Institute, and has been a featured homilist and national evaluator for preaching organizations.
An Amazon #1 best-selling author, Fr. John wrote several books and manuals (Called to Serve; Divine Liturgy: A Student Study Text; Reading the Bible the Orthodox Way: 2000 Years without Confusion or Anxiety) contributed articles and Old Testament commentary to the Orthodox Study Bible, and has written for numerous Orthodox and fitness publications. He founded Journey to Orthodoxy and Good Guys Wear Black, and serves as Dean of the Great Martyr Euphemia Orthodox Theological Academy.
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