Before 1900 a few Greek immigrants had found their way to Utah. Nicholas Kastro was the first to arrive in the 1870�s. Leonidas Skliris, who later became well known to his fellow countrymen, came to Salt Lake in 1897. The Census of 1900 listed 3 Greeks in Utah. By 1900, Greek immigrants began arriving in Salt Lake City either singly or in small groups.

Rapid industrialization of Utah at the turn of the century encouraged an influx of Greek immigrants into Salt Lake City. By 1904, Salt Lake City had become a hub of mining and railroad activities. Because of the nearness of the city to the Utah copper pit in Bingham Canyon, the mill-smelter towns of Midvale, Murray, Magna, Garfield, and Tooele, coal mining activities in Carbon-Emery Counties required immigrant labor.

By 1904, the newly arrived immigrants were settling along Second, Third and Fourth South between First and Sixth West. This section of the City became known as �Greek Town.� Greek Town became the economic, social, and residential center for thousands of Greeks who called Salt Lake their home.

The Greek Community organized the First Holy Trinity Church in Salt Lake City.

On January 22, 1905, a general meeting of all the Greeks was called. Over 200 met in the Odd Fellows Building in Salt Lake City to organize the Greek Community of Utah. Plans were made to raise money, select a church site, and obtain the services of an Orthodox priest.

Within a few months, a property was purchased at 439 West 400 South, Salt Lake City, and a loan of $7,000 was negotiated with Walker Brothers Bank for construction of the Church. In April 1905, the first Orthodox priest arrived from Greece. On Sunday, October 29, 1905, the church was dedicated and was given the name Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church.