5 /5 Shahram Tabibzadegan: The Assumption Church is housed in this magnificent and historic structure. The first Greek immigrants to arrive in Galveston, worshipped with the Serbians and the Russians at the Sts. Constantine and Helen Church at 4109 Avenue L. These brave people who were to become the nucleus of the present colony of Greek-Americans, deserve our highest praises for their courage not only in coming to a new land, but also for their dedication to their faith, their high hopes for the future, and for surviving in the face of all the problems that confronted them during those difficult first years on foreign soil. We must remember that in those years many of these men were poorly educated, no social status in the community, no social organizations open to them, and dependent on traveling Greek priests for their religious needs.