Fr. Niko Bekris

Father Niko Bekris is the priest at Resurrection Greek Orthodox Church in Castro Valley, California. He is originally from Seattle, Washington. He graduated from the University of Washington in 2004 with a bachelor's in history, and from Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology in 2008 with a Master of Divinity. Father Niko is married to the love of his life, Presbytera Stella Bekris, and the two have two sons, Christo and Dimitri. Father Niko also enjoys talking about pop culture and theology and how both relate to our faith in the world today! He is an avid comic book reader and sports fan and loves being a parish priest very much. You can find his blog at Christ, Coffee, and Comics, and also his podcast, "Creative Blessings," with Chris Kotsakis on iTunes." In addition to being passionate about ministry and our faith, he loves the San Francisco food scene and the graphic novel art form. He writes about comic books and theology each month from a different coffee shop and hopes to do so for a long time. You can find his blog at, Christ, Coffee, and Comics