Vandals in the United States have caused around US$1,000 worth of damage to a Greek Orthodox Church near St Cloud State University in Minneapolis, in the country’s north.

The costly damage has accrued as the result of a number of attacks on the church, the most recent coming late last week, causing US$500 in damage.

Reverend Nathan Kroll from the Holy Myrrh-bearers Orthodox Church told its members via an email that damage included broken fences, graffiti, theft and vandalism.