St. Mary's Malankara Orthodox Syrian Cathedral

St. Mary's Malankara Orthodox Syrian Cathedral is a church at 1424 Orthodox St in Philadelphia, PA 19124. It is one of 1,755 churches in Philadelphia.

1424 Orthodox St, Philadelphia, PA, 19124

Phone: (215) 289-4822 · Website: https://www.stmaryscathedral.net/

St. Mary's Malankara Orthodox Syrian Cathedral is part of the Oriental Orthodox family of churches in The American Church Story. 12 congregations of the Oriental Orthodox family gather across Pennsylvania — 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. Mary's Malankara Orthodox Syrian Cathedral

Within a few blocks of these doors, more than 4 in 10 renting households pay over half of everything they earn just to keep a roof over them. Nearly half of the children here are growing up below the poverty line, and more than a third of the people here live below the poverty line. That is 2,600 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.

  • Child Poverty: 48.5% (28.5–68.5%)
  • Poverty Rate: 38.4% (23.1–53.6%)
  • Fair/Poor Health Status: 33.1%
  • Unemployment: 16.6% (5.9–27.4%)
  • Obesity: 40.9%
  • Diabetes: 17.3%
  • Depression: 24.3%
  • Uninsured Adults 18-64: 16.1%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, CDC PLACES (2019-2023, 2022), aggregated across 4 census tracts near this church.

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