Virgin Mary Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Cathedral

Virgin Mary Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Cathedral is a Ethiopian Orthodox church at 4907 s. Main St. in Los Angeles, CA 90037. It is one of 2,252 churches in Los Angeles, and one of 2 Ethiopian Orthodox congregations in the city.

4907 s. Main St., Los Angeles, CA, 90037

Service times

  • Sunday 6am · exactly

Phone: (323) 232-7151 · Website: http://www.vmeotc.org/

Virgin Mary Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Cathedral is part of the Oriental Orthodox family of churches in The American Church Story. 60 congregations of the Oriental Orthodox family gather across California — 351 across the United States on The Church Map.

The Coptic, Ethiopian, Armenian, and Syriac churches have held the faith under pressure longer than almost anyone — Ethiopia has worshiped Christ continuously since the fourth century, and the Armenian church has buried martyrs in nearly every generation since. Their endurance is a gift to a church that has grown used to comfort.

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The community around Virgin Mary Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Cathedral

Within a few blocks of these doors, more than 4 in 10 adults say they are socially isolated. More than a third of households aren't sure there will be enough to eat, and more than a third describe their own health as fair or poor. That is 2,300 neighbors — and some of them are already in these pews.

Pray for the lonely within reach of this door, and for a congregation that notices.

  • Social Isolation: 47.0%
  • Food Insecurity: 43.7%
  • Fair/Poor Health Status: 39.1%
  • Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 38.5%
  • Housing Insecurity: 34.7%
  • Uninsured Adults 18-64: 27.3%
  • Transportation Barriers: 20.5%
  • Uninsured All Ages (Census): 18.0% (11.3–24.7%)
  • Utility Shutoff Threat: 15.9%
  • Diabetes: 15.3%
  • Unemployment: 9.0% (4.3–13.7%)
  • Child Poverty: 22.0% (5.4–38.8%)
  • Poverty Rate: 18.0% (9.7–26.4%)

Source: CDC PLACES, U.S. Census Bureau (2023, 2019-2023), aggregated across 2 census tracts near this church.

Los Angeles city is served by 867 churches — about one congregation for every 4,457 residents.

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