Protection of the Virgin Mary Orthodox Church

Service times

• Sunday 10am

The community around Protection of the Virgin Mary Orthodox Church

In the few miles around this church, more than 3 in 10 renting households pay over half of everything they earn just to keep a roof over them. More than a third of adults live with obesity, and about a third of adults say they are socially isolated. That is two thousand neighbors — and some of them are already in these pews.

Pray for the families one rent increase away from moving, and for this church to know their names.

• Obesity: 37.4%
• Social Isolation: 30.2%
• Fair/Poor Health Status: 21.8%
• Diabetes: 14.9%
• Unemployment: 7.9% (1.3–14.5%)

Source: CDC PLACES, U.S. Census Bureau (2023, 2019-2023), aggregated across 1 census tracts near this church.

Merrillville town is served by 15 churches — about one congregation for every 2,297 residents.

Churches near Protection of the Virgin Mary Orthodox Church

• Trinity Free Methodist Church — 0.1 mi away
• Eastlake Baptist Church — 0.7 mi away in Crown Point, IN
• Cornerstone Community Church — 0.8 mi away in Hobart, IN
• South Lake Church of the Nazarene — 0.8 mi away
• Christ Community Church — 0.8 mi away in Hobart, IN
• Resurrection Lutheran Church — 1.2 mi away in Crown Point, IN
• Deep River Church of Christ — 1.2 mi away in Hobart, IN
• Christian Assembly Church — 1.4 mi away in Hobart, IN
• Shepherd Church — 1.4 mi away
• First Church — 1.8 mi away in Hobart, IN