{{orthodoxyinaustralia}}'''St George Free Serbian Orthodox Church ''', in Forrest, Canberra, Australia, is a parish in the [[Holy Synod in Resistance]]'''s Diocese of Sydney and New South Wales, and is currently served by Fr Dragan Saracevic. ==Founding and Hiatus (1955-1992)==St George Free Serbian Orthodox Church was formed in 1955, experiencing a hiatus between 1963 and 1992served by Fr Dusan Popovic. From In 1963-1992, the church experienced some unspecified difficulties, during which time a group of former Yugoslav Royal Military officers registered the 'Free Serbian Orthodox Church St George, Inc' organisation with the ACT government, an organisational structure that continued until 1992.  The parishioners acquired land in the suburb of Forrest, built a [[church]] building, a hall which they call to this day 'Serbian Centre Draza Mihailovic', and a monument to ''Cetnik'' (Royal Yugoslavian Armed Forces) General Dragoljub 'Draza' Mihailovic, the first of its kind anywhere in the world.

During the early 1990’s, the Church was fortunate to be recognised amongst the Australian Capital Territory's Heritage Listed sites and remains a civic icon of Canberra to this day. Fr Jakov Jovic served the church from 1992, and was succeeded by Fr Stanisa Ostojic in 2004.

In August 2006, Bishop Milutin removed the antimension from the [[altar]] of St George's. It is reported that this is due to the church's connection to the Serbian anti-communist freedom fighter Draza Mihailovic: a plaque carrying a dedication to Draza appears at the entrance to the church along side the monument to this Serbian World War hero. At an unknown date, the antimension was replaced. Fr Nikola Bilic succeeded Fr Stanisa as the parish priest during this year.

In 2007, the church was blessed with the restoration of the frescos that line the ceiling and walls. These frescos have become drawn many tourists to Canberra to the church, sharing in the beauty of Serbian Orthodoxy depicted in these fresco’s whilst learning about several significant events that shaped our Serbian Orthodoxy. Fr Nikola Bilic concluded his service during this year, without immediate successor.

Following this dispute, the parish broke away from the Serbian Orthodox Diocese of Australia and New Zealand (New Gracanica Metropolitanate), and has reverted to its original name of St George Free Serbian Orthodox Church.  During 2009, following the prior dispute, the Parish faced the decision to be amalgamated into the newly formed Organisation established by Bishop Irenej or to seek acceptance elsewhere.

The Choosing the latter option, the Parish has since been accepted into The [[Holy Synod in Resistance]], an [[Old Calendarist|Old Calendar Greek Orthodox ]] Churchbased in Greece, receiving a blessing from the St. Cyprian and Justina Monastery, Greece. ==Clergy==* Fr Dusan Popovic (19??-1963)* Fr Jakov Jovic (1992-2004)* Fr Stanisa Ostojic (2004-2006)* Fr Nikola Bilic (2006-2007)* The current parish priest, from 2009, is Fr Dragan Saracevic (2009-present).