Saint Thomas Orthodox Syrian Church
Saint Thomas Orthodox Syrian Church is a Malankara Orthodox Syrian church at 28201 Kemptown Road in Damascus, MD 20872. It is one of 22 churches in Damascus.
The St. Thomas church in Damascus, MD., has a rich history of many struggles, achievements, and progressions of a small number of Malankara Christian families in the Washington Metropolitan area.
28201 Kemptown Road, Damascus, MD, 20872Service times
- Sunday 9am
Phone: +1 240 801 0321 · Website: https://www.stthomaschurchdc.com/
Saint Thomas Orthodox Syrian Church is part of the Oriental Orthodox family of churches in The American Church Story. 10 congregations of the Oriental Orthodox family gather across Maryland — 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.
Ministries at Saint Thomas Orthodox Syrian Church
- Sunday School
- Ecumenical Programs
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The community around Saint Thomas Orthodox Syrian Church
In the few miles around this church, more than 3 in 10 adults say they are socially isolated. About 1 in 10 the people here were born in another country. 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: 31.8%
Source: CDC PLACES (2023), aggregated across 5 census tracts near this church.
Churches near Saint Thomas Orthodox Syrian Church
- Montgomery United Methodist — 0.4 mi away
- Friendship United Methodist Church — 0.5 mi away
- Damascus Church of God — 0.9 mi away in Mount Airy, MD
- Lighthouse Ministries — 0.9 mi away in Mt Airy, MD
- Redeemer Lutheran Church — 1.3 mi away
- Providence United Methodist Church — 2 mi away
- Omega Fire Ministries Montgomery County — 2.1 mi away
- Damascus Road Community Church — 2.1 mi away
- Howard Chapel - Ridgeville United Methodist Church — 2.2 mi away in Mount Airy, MD
- Damascus Seventh Day Adventist Church — 2.2 mi away
More Oriental Orthodox churches nearby
- Saint Mary's Coptic Orthodox Church — 10.4 mi away in Cooksville, MD