Saint Sophia Greek Orthodox Church
Saint Sophia Greek Orthodox Church is a Greek_orthodox church at 200 Hempstead Street in New London, CT 06320. It is one of 45 churches in New London.
Our mission is to love God with all our heart, soul, strength, and mind – and our neighbors as ourselves.
Serving since 1939
200 Hempstead Street, New London, CT, 06320Phone: +1 860 442 2377 · Website: https://www.saintsophianl.org
Saint Sophia Greek Orthodox Church is part of the Eastern Orthodox family of churches in The American Church Story.
Ministries at Saint Sophia Greek Orthodox Church
- Philoptochos
- Community Meal Center
- Sunday School
- Bible Study
- Youth & Family Ministry
- Acolytes
- Senior Ministry
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The community around Saint Sophia Greek Orthodox Church
Within a few blocks of these doors, more than 2 in 10 renting households pay over half of everything they earn just to keep a roof over them. About a third of households aren't sure there will be enough to eat, and more than a third of adults live with obesity. That is 2,200 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.
- Food Insecurity: 30.3%
- Obesity: 40.4%
- Social Isolation: 36.1%
- Child Poverty: 35.7% (17.6–53.8%)
- Fair/Poor Health Status: 27.7%
- Poverty Rate: 26.6% (16.5–36.8%)
- Housing Insecurity: 23.3%
- Uninsured Adults 18-64: 17.9%
- Utility Shutoff Threat: 16.8%
- Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 28.6%
- Depression: 23.9%
- Transportation Barriers: 16.3%
- Diabetes: 13.4%
- Unemployment: 6.8% (1.0–13.8%)
Source: CDC PLACES, U.S. Census Bureau (2023, 2019-2023), aggregated across 4 census tracts near this church.
New London city is served by 14 churches — about one congregation for every 1,971 residents.
Churches near Saint Sophia Greek Orthodox Church
- Miracle Temple Church — 0.1 mi away
- Second Congregational Church — 0.1 mi away
- New London United Methodist Church — 0.2 mi away
- Saint James Episcopal Church — 0.2 mi away
- Shoreline Community Bible Church — 0.2 mi away
- Madry Temple Church — 0.2 mi away
- Shiloh New London Church — 0.2 mi away
- Shekinah Haitian Church — 0.3 mi away
- All Souls Unitarian Universalist Congregation — 0.3 mi away
- Church Of The City — 0.3 mi away