Saint Mary and Saint Thomas Coptic Orthodox Church

Saint Mary and Saint Thomas Coptic Orthodox Church is a Coptic Orthodox church at 166 Cross Street in Gardner, MA 01440. It is one of 24 churches in Gardner.

166 Cross Street, Gardner, MA, 01440

Website: http://www.sm-st-grnr.com/

Saint Mary and Saint Thomas Coptic Orthodox Church is part of the Oriental Orthodox family of churches in The American Church Story. 12 congregations of the Oriental Orthodox family gather across Massachusetts — 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 Saint Mary and Saint Thomas Coptic Orthodox Church

Within a few blocks of these doors, more than 3 in 10 adults say they are socially isolated. Nearly a quarter of adults here carry depression, and about 1 in 10 the workforce is looking for work and not finding it. That is two thousand 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: 35.6%
  • Depression: 27.9%
  • Unemployment: 9.9% (0.2–21.3%)
  • Child Poverty: 23.7% (7.3–40.8%)
  • Fair/Poor Health Status: 22.5%
  • Poverty Rate: 19.1% (11.6–26.6%)
  • Food Insecurity: 18.0%
  • Utility Shutoff Threat: 10.1%

Source: CDC PLACES, U.S. Census Bureau (2023, 2019-2023), aggregated across 4 census tracts near this church.

Gardner city is served by 16 churches — about one congregation for every 1,318 residents.

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