St. George Eritrean Orthodox Tewahdo Church

St. George Eritrean Orthodox Tewahdo Church is a church at 1024 Montrose Avenue in Saint Louis, MO 63104. It is one of 486 churches in Saint Louis.

1024 Montrose Avenue, Saint Louis, MO, 63104

St. George Eritrean Orthodox Tewahdo Church is part of the Oriental Orthodox family of churches in The American Church Story. 3 congregations of the Oriental Orthodox family gather across Missouri — 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.

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The community around St. George Eritrean Orthodox Tewahdo 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. More than a third of adults say they are socially isolated, 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.

  • Social Isolation: 38.7%
  • Food Insecurity: 24.9%
  • Housing Insecurity: 21.4%
  • Utility Shutoff Threat: 17.3%
  • Obesity: 38.1%
  • Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 26.9%
  • Depression: 24.3%
  • Fair/Poor Health Status: 23.8%
  • Poverty Rate: 19.6% (12.4–26.7%)
  • Transportation Barriers: 15.0%
  • Diabetes: 13.5%

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

St. Louis city is served by 405 churches — about one congregation for every 735 residents.

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