Saint Sophia Bulgarian Orthodox Church
Saint Sophia Bulgarian Orthodox Church is a Bulgarian Orthodox church at 404 West Oakton Street in Des Plaines, IL 60018. It is one of 58 churches in Des Plaines.
It is our vision to create and sustain a place for spiritual growth, learning, cultural heritage, and community involvement for all Bulgarians in Chicagoland and beyond.
The parish of Saint Sophia has been an important part of Chicago's Orthodox community for more than 60 years.
Part of Bulgarian Eastern Diocese
404 West Oakton Street, Des Plaines, IL, 60018Service times
- Sunday 10am · major feasts
Phone: (847) 827-3201 · Website: https://www.saintsophiachurch.com/
Saint Sophia Bulgarian Orthodox Church is part of the Eastern Orthodox family of churches in The American Church Story. 127 congregations of the Eastern Orthodox family gather across Illinois — 2,336 across the United States on The Church Map.
Orthodoxy has carried the worship of the ancient church essentially unbroken since the first centuries, and it has never let the rest of us settle for a gospel that only forgives — it insists God intends to make his people like himself. Its liturgy, its icons, and its theology of the Trinity are wells the whole church keeps returning to.
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The community around Saint Sophia Bulgarian Orthodox Church
Within about a mile of this church, more than 3 in 10 adults say they are socially isolated. Nearly a quarter have no one they feel they can count on, and about 1 in 10 the people here live without health insurance. 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: 33.3%
- Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 26.8%
- Uninsured All Ages (Census): 12.0% (7.4–16.5%)
Source: CDC PLACES, U.S. Census Bureau (2023, 2019-2023), aggregated across 4 census tracts near this church.
Des Plaines city is served by 28 churches — about one congregation for every 2,496 residents.
Churches near Saint Sophia Bulgarian Orthodox Church
- Saint Zachary Church — 0.5 mi away
- Taiwan Christian Church — 0.9 mi away
- Sae Khwang United Presbyterian Church — 1.1 mi away
- Trinity Lutheran Church — 1.1 mi away
- Iglesia Casa De Oracion y Restauracion Remanente Fiel — 1.1 mi away
- Brentwood Baptist Church — 1.2 mi away
- West Suburban Baptist Church — 1.2 mi away
- Faith Alliance Bible Church — 1.6 mi away
- Zion Christian Church — 1.6 mi away
- Holy Virgin Protection Cathedral — 1.6 mi away
More Eastern Orthodox churches nearby
- Holy Virgin Protection Cathedral — 1.6 mi away
- Saint George Ukrainian Church — 2.9 mi away
- Saint John the Baptist Greek Orthodox Church — 3.4 mi away
- Holy Resurrection Serbian Orthodox Cathedral — 5.8 mi away in Chicago, IL
- Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church — 5.8 mi away in Schiller Park, IL
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