Descent of the Holy Spirit Orthodox Church

Descent of the Holy Spirit Orthodox Church is a Romanian Orthodox church at 66-79 Forest Avenue in Ridgewood, NY 11385. It is one of 20 churches in Ridgewood.

66-79 Forest Avenue, Ridgewood, NY, 11385

Phone: +1-917-459-0669 · Website: https://www.bornewyork.org/

Descent of the Holy Spirit Orthodox Church is part of the Eastern Orthodox family of churches in The American Church Story. 215 congregations of the Eastern Orthodox family gather across New York — 2,098 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 Spirit Orthodox Church

Within a few blocks of these doors, 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 5 households aren't sure there will be enough to eat. That is 5,100 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: 37.0%
  • Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 26.9%
  • Food Insecurity: 18.3%
  • Housing Insecurity: 16.3%
  • Unemployment: 7.7% (1.7–13.8%)

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

New York city is served by 2,102 churches — about one congregation for every 4,102 residents.

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