Descent of the Holy Ghost Church
Descent of the Holy Ghost Church is a Orthodox church at 750 W 61 Ave in Merrillville, IN 46410. It is one of 57 churches in Merrillville, and one of 3 Orthodox congregations in the city.
We are an English- Romanian speaking Orthodox Church founded by immigrants from Romania.
750 W 61 Ave, Merrillville, IN, 46410Service times
- Sunday 9:20am
Phone: (219) 980-0374 · Website: http://descentoftheholyghost.org/
Descent of the Holy Ghost Church is part of the Eastern Orthodox family of churches in The American Church Story. 47 congregations of the Eastern Orthodox family gather across Indiana — 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 Descent of the Holy Ghost Church
Within about a mile of this church, more than 3 in 10 renting households pay over half of everything they earn just to keep a roof over them. Nearly half of adults live with obesity, and nearly a quarter of households aren't sure there will be enough to eat. 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: 45.6%
- Food Insecurity: 28.0%
- Social Isolation: 35.3%
- Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 31.6%
- Fair/Poor Health Status: 26.9%
- Housing Insecurity: 20.7%
- Diabetes: 17.8%
- Utility Shutoff Threat: 16.9%
- Unemployment: 10.7% (3.0–18.8%)
- Transportation Barriers: 13.1%
Source: CDC PLACES, U.S. Census Bureau (2023, 2019-2023), aggregated across 4 census tracts near this church.
Merrillville town is served by 15 churches — about one congregation for every 2,297 residents.
Churches near Descent of the Holy Ghost Church
- House Of Prayer Evangelistic Christian Center International — 0.1 mi away
- Saint Michaels Byzantine Church — 0.3 mi away
- St. Michael's Byzantine Catholic Church — 0.4 mi away
- Christian Revival Center — 0.4 mi away
- Hammond Hope Center — 0.4 mi away
- Advancing Christ's Kingdom Ministries — 0.5 mi away
- Greater Grace Church — 0.5 mi away
- Anthem Church Merrillville — 0.6 mi away
- Unity A.M.E. Zion Church — 0.7 mi away
- Salvatorian Fathers Monastery — 0.8 mi away
More Eastern Orthodox churches nearby
- Saint Nicholas Orthodox Church — 1.8 mi away in Gary, IN
- Sts Constantine & Helen Greek Orthodox Cathedral — 2.3 mi away
- Saint Sava Serbian Orthodox Church — 4.1 mi away
- St. George Serbian Orthodox Church/Српска Православна Црква Св. Георгија — 4.2 mi away in Schererville, IN
- Holy Resurrection Orthodox Church — 4.9 mi away in Hobart, IN
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