Chicago Mar Thoma Church
Chicago Mar Thoma Church is a Mar Thoma Syrian church at 240 Potter Road in Des Plaines, IL 60016. It is one of 58 churches in Des Plaines.
The Mar Thoma Voluntary Evangelists’ Association is an official organization of Mar Thoma Church.
240 Potter Road, Des Plaines, IL, 60016Service times
- Wednesday 7pm · combined Bible Study is conducted all
Phone: (847) 376-8745 · Website: https://chicagomarthoma.org/
Chicago Mar Thoma Church is part of the Oriental Orthodox family of churches in The American Church Story. 12 congregations of the Oriental Orthodox family gather across Illinois — 245 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.
Ministries at Chicago Mar Thoma Church
- Parish Mission
- Social Services
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Latest from Chicago Mar Thoma Church Audio Visual's YouTube channel: Malayalam Holy Qurbana - 09/13/2026 (all videos).
The community around Chicago Mar Thoma 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 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 the families one rent increase away from moving, and for this church to know their names.
- Social Isolation: 34.1%
- Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 27.9%
- Food Insecurity: 16.5%
- Uninsured All Ages (Census): 14.4% (8.7–20.0%)
Source: CDC PLACES, U.S. Census Bureau (2023, 2019-2023), aggregated across 2 census tracts near this church.
Des Plaines city is served by 28 churches — about one congregation for every 2,496 residents.
Churches near Chicago Mar Thoma Church
- Iglesia Alpha and Omega Shalom Ministerios Elim — 0.4 mi away
- United Evangelical Church الكنيسة الإنجيلية المتحدة — 0.5 mi away
- Saint John the Baptist Greek Orthodox Church — 0.7 mi away
- Messiah Lutheran Church — 1 mi away in Park Ridge, IL
- Hope Seventh-day Adventist Church — 1 mi away in Park Ridge, IL
- Saint George Ukrainian Church — 1.1 mi away
- Living Hope Church — 1.2 mi away
- Saint Anselm's Episcopal Church — 1.3 mi away in Park Ridge, IL
- Iglesia Ni Cristo — 1.3 mi away in Park Ridge, IL
- First Baptist Church of Park Ridge — 1.3 mi away in Park Ridge, IL
More Oriental Orthodox churches nearby
- Armenian All Saints Church and Community Center — 2.7 mi away in Glenview, IL
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