Ethiopian St. Mary Orthodox Church

Ethiopian St. Mary Orthodox Church is a church in Cleveland, OH 44102. It is one of 783 churches in Cleveland.

Cleveland, OH, 44102

Ethiopian St. Mary Orthodox Church is part of the Oriental Orthodox family of churches in The American Church Story. 10 congregations of the Oriental Orthodox family gather across Ohio — 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 Ethiopian St. Mary Orthodox Church

Within a few blocks of these doors, more than 3 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 about a third 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: 42.0%
  • Food Insecurity: 34.5%
  • Fair/Poor Health Status: 31.2%
  • Housing Insecurity: 25.4%
  • Utility Shutoff Threat: 19.0%
  • Unemployment: 14.4% (4.9–24.1%)
  • Obesity: 41.4%
  • Poverty Rate: 29.7% (15.2–44.2%)
  • Uninsured Adults 18-64: 19.4%
  • Diabetes: 15.7%
  • Uninsured All Ages (Census): 15.1% (7.5–22.7%)
  • Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 27.3%
  • Depression: 26.4%
  • Transportation Barriers: 16.9%

Source: CDC PLACES, U.S. Census Bureau (2023, 2019-2023), aggregated across 5 census tracts near this church.

Cleveland city is served by 361 churches — about one congregation for every 1,026 residents.

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