St. Elia the Prophet Orthodox Church
St. Elia the Prophet Orthodox Church is a Orthodox church at 64 West Wilbeth Road in Akron, OH 44301. It is one of 431 churches in Akron, and one of 4 Orthodox congregations in the city.
64 West Wilbeth Road, Akron, OH, 44301Phone: (330) 724-7129 · Website: https://saintelia.com/
St. Elia the Prophet Orthodox Church is part of the Eastern Orthodox family of churches in The American Church Story. 122 congregations of the Eastern Orthodox family gather across Ohio — 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 St. Elia the Prophet Orthodox Church
Within a few blocks of these doors, more than 4 in 10 adults live with obesity. About a third of adults say they are socially isolated, and nearly a quarter of adults here carry depression. That is 2,100 neighbors — and some of them are already in these pews.
Pray for healing in the homes around this building, and for this church to be known as a place to bring what hurts.
- Obesity: 40.8%
- Social Isolation: 35.8%
- Depression: 28.1%
- Unemployment: 8.5% (0.7–16.5%)
- Fair/Poor Health Status: 23.5%
- Food Insecurity: 18.7%
- Diabetes: 14.8%
- Utility Shutoff Threat: 10.9%
Source: CDC PLACES, U.S. Census Bureau (2023, 2019-2023), aggregated across 3 census tracts near this church.
Akron city is served by 251 churches — about one congregation for every 762 residents.
Churches near St. Elia the Prophet Orthodox Church
- Kingdom Hall Jehovahs Witnesses — 0.2 mi away
- Water Church — 0.2 mi away
- Firestone Park Christian Church — 0.2 mi away
- Holy Spirit Anglican Church — 0.5 mi away
- Firestone Park Lutheran Church — 0.5 mi away
- New Mission Missionary Baptist — 0.6 mi away
- Akron First Church of the Brethren — 0.6 mi away
- Saint Peters Episcopal Church — 0.7 mi away
- South Akron Church of Christ — 0.7 mi away
- Lifespring Christian Church — 0.7 mi away
More Eastern Orthodox churches nearby
- Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church — 2.9 mi away
- St. Archangel Michael Serbian Orthodox Church — 4.2 mi away