Eritrean Orthodox Tewahdo Church of Saint Mary
Eritrean Orthodox Tewahdo Church of Saint Mary is a Eritrean Orthodox church at 6350 North Paulina Street in Chicago, IL 60660. It is one of 3,009 churches in Chicago.
6350 North Paulina Street, Chicago, IL, 60660Eritrean Orthodox Tewahdo Church of Saint Mary is part of the Oriental Orthodox family of churches in The American Church Story. 14 congregations of the Oriental Orthodox family gather across Illinois — 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 Eritrean Orthodox Tewahdo Church of Saint Mary
Within a few blocks of these doors, about 1 in 5 the people here live without health insurance. About a third of adults say they are socially isolated, and nearly a quarter have no one they feel they can count on. That is 2,200 neighbors — and some of them are already in these pews.
Pray for healing in the homes around this building, and for this church to be known as a place to bring what hurts.
- Uninsured All Ages (Census): 20.7% (10.3–31.1%)
- Social Isolation: 34.0%
- Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 26.9%
- Food Insecurity: 17.9%
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, CDC PLACES (2019-2023, 2023), aggregated across 4 census tracts near this church.
Chicago city is served by 1,693 churches — about one congregation for every 1,580 residents.
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- BGC America — 0.2 mi away
- Blessed Aloysius Stepinac Croatian Catholic Mission — 0.2 mi away
- Angel Guardian Croation Church — 0.2 mi away
- Saint Henry Catholic Church — 0.3 mi away
- Unity In Chicago — 0.3 mi away
- Saint Gertrude's Roman Catholic Church — 0.4 mi away
- Park Community Church — 0.4 mi away
More Oriental Orthodox churches nearby
- Saint James Armenian Church — 3.7 mi away in Evanston, IL