St. George Syrian Orthodox Church

St. George Syrian Orthodox Church is a Syriac Orthodox church in Pittsburgh, PA 15219. It is one of 613 churches in Pittsburgh.

Pittsburgh, PA, 15219

St. George Syrian Orthodox Church 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. George Syrian 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 5 the workforce is looking for work and not finding it, and about 1 in 5 describe their own health as fair or poor. That is two thousand 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: 30.5% (19.3–41.6%)
  • Unemployment: 18.0% (8.1–28.1%)
  • Fair/Poor Health Status: 20.8%
  • Diabetes: 13.6%

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

Pittsburgh city is served by 278 churches — about one congregation for every 1,092 residents.

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