St. Thomas Malankara Orthodox Church

St. Thomas Malankara Orthodox Church is a church at 5422 N Mascher St in Philadelphia, PA 19120-2908. It is one of 1,755 churches in Philadelphia.

The St. Thomas Indian Orthodox Church, Philadelphia (formerly known as St. Thomas Malankara Orthodox Church, Inc.) is a parish of the Northeast American Diocese of the Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church.

Serving since 1997

5422 N Mascher St, Philadelphia, PA, 19120-2908

Phone: +12159276145 · Website: https://stthomasphiladelphia.org/about-us/parish/

St. Thomas Malankara Orthodox Church is part of the Oriental Orthodox family of churches in The American Church Story.

Ministries at St. Thomas Malankara Orthodox Church

  • Sunday School
  • Men’s Forum
  • Marth Mariam Samajam
  • Couple’s Forum
  • GROW Ministry
  • Campus Ministry
  • Middle School Fellowship (CAYA)

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The community around St. Thomas Malankara Orthodox Church

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. About a third describe their own health as fair or poor, and about 1 in 5 adults live with diabetes. That is 2,100 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.

  • Fair/Poor Health Status: 32.9%
  • Diabetes: 18.3%
  • Obesity: 37.6%
  • Poverty Rate: 18.9% (7.7–30.1%)
  • Uninsured Adults 18-64: 15.1%
  • Unemployment: 7.7% (2.8–12.7%)

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

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