St. Raphael Orthodox Church is a mission church of the self-ruled Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America. Father Thomas Palke is the parish priest.
The mission of St. Raphael Orthodox Church is to "be a community of faith in Northern Virginia for all Orthodox Christians, relatives, neighbors, friends and inquirers who desire to learn, experience, and share Christ’s truth and love as it is expressed in the fullness of the Orthodox Church." The church holds worship every Sunday at 9:30am. Marie Hyder leads the choir during mass.
St. Raphael Orthodox Church hosts Sunday school programs. After Sunday worship parishioners gather together for food and to socialize. The church's website contains information about upcoming events.