Saint Nicholas Russian Orthodox Church

Saint Nicholas Russian Orthodox Church is a Orthodox church at 817 North 7th Street in Philadelphia, PA 19123. It is one of 1,763 churches in Philadelphia, and one of 9 Orthodox congregations in the city.

ST. NICHOLAS PARISH – OUR SECOND CENTURY!Our spiritual father and Rector of St. Nicholas Parish, Very Reverend Father Oleksii Kacharai, with his extensive religious education and experience, always welcomes theological questions, and we invite newcomers to celebrate Divine Liturgy with us every Sunday morning at 9:30 AM.

Part of Holy Synod

817 North 7th Street, Philadelphia, PA, 19123

Phone: +1-215-922-9671 · Website: https://www.stnicholaseoc.org/

Shares a ministry location with Christ Missionary Crusade Fellowship Church.

Saint Nicholas Russian Orthodox Church is part of the Eastern Orthodox family of churches in The American Church Story.

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The community around Saint Nicholas Russian Orthodox Church

Within a few blocks of these doors, more than 3 in 10 the people here live below the poverty line. About 1 in 10 the workforce is looking for work and not finding it, and nearly a quarter of adults here carry depression. That is 2,400 neighbors — and some of them are already in these pews.

Pray for the households stretched past their means, and for this church to know their names.

  • Poverty Rate: 30.6% (20.4–40.7%)
  • Unemployment: 10.2% (2.5–18.1%)
  • Depression: 24.3%
  • Fair/Poor Health Status: 21.8%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, CDC PLACES (2019-2023, 2022), aggregated across 5 census tracts near this church.

Philadelphia city is served by 1,051 churches — about one congregation for every 1,515 residents.

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