For his Roaming St. Louis segment this week, KMOX host Scott Jagow visited the Assumption Greek Orthodox Church in Town and Country. Through Memorial Day, the church is holding its 41st annual St. Louis County Greek Fest.
Scott chats with the festival's director, Greg Simos, about its history, the church and its congregation and the influence of Greek culture in the St. Louis region. Listen below.
The massive quantities of desserts needed for the festival means some items are prepared starting months before the eventScott Jagow
Church parishioners volunteer to make desserts and other Greek food for the festivalScott Jagow
Inside the Assumption Greek Orthodox Church in Town and CountryScott Jagow
The iconography inside the Assumption Greek Orthodox Church was painted in Greece and shipped to St. LouisScott Jagow
