Where is Greek Orthodox Church of the Annunciation located?

Greek Orthodox Church of the Annunciation is at 175 Oaklawn Avenue, Cranston, RI, 02920.

What time are services at Greek Orthodox Church of the Annunciation?

Greek Orthodox Church of the Annunciation meets Sunday at 9:30am. Times are the church's local time — confirm with the church before visiting.

What denomination is Greek Orthodox Church of the Annunciation?

Greek Orthodox Church of the Annunciation in Cranston, RI is a Greek Orthodox church.

Greek Orthodox Church of the Annunciation

Greek Orthodox Church of the Annunciation is a Greek Orthodox church at 175 Oaklawn Avenue in Cranston, RI 02920. It is one of 56 churches in Cranston.

The Church of the Annunciation was the first Orthodox Parish established in Rhode Island. It was founded by Greek immigrants in 1905 in Providence who rented various buildings for worship until 1920 when they erected their first church building at 265 Pine St.

Serving since 1905

175 Oaklawn Avenue, Cranston, RI, 02920

Service times

Sunday 9:30am–11:15am

Phone: +1-401-942-4188 · Website: https://www.annunciationri.org/

Greek Orthodox Church of the Annunciation is part of the Eastern Orthodox family of churches in The American Church Story. 10 congregations of the Eastern Orthodox family gather across Rhode Island — 2,098 across the United States on The Church Map.

Orthodoxy has carried the worship of the ancient church essentially unbroken since the first centuries, and it has never let the rest of us settle for a gospel that only forgives — it insists God intends to make his people like himself. Its liturgy, its icons, and its theology of the Trinity are wells the whole church keeps returning to.

Ministries at Greek Orthodox Church of the Annunciation

Greek Language School
Philoptochos
Sunday School
Cranston Greek Festival
Sons of Pericles

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The community around Greek Orthodox Church of the Annunciation

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. About a third of adults say they are socially isolated, and about 1 in 15 the workforce is looking for work and not finding it. That is 2,200 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: 34.3%
Unemployment: 7.1% (2.3–11.9%)

Source: CDC PLACES, U.S. Census Bureau (2023, 2019-2023), aggregated across 3 census tracts near this church.

Cranston city is served by 30 churches — about one congregation for every 2,756 residents.

Churches near Greek Orthodox Church of the Annunciation

St Patrick's Catholic Church — 0.1 mi away
Armenian Evangelical Church — 0.1 mi away
Meshanticut Park Baptist Church — 0.1 mi away
Cranston Christadelphian Ecclesia — 0.1 mi away
Saint Davids Episcopal Church — 0.3 mi away
Faith Lutheran Brethren Church — 0.7 mi away
제일한인교회 — 0.7 mi away
Woodridge United Church of Christ — 0.7 mi away
Knightsville-Franklin Congregation Church — 0.7 mi away
St. Mark Church — 1 mi away

More Eastern Orthodox churches nearby

Saint Mary and Saint Mena Orthodox Church — 1.7 mi away

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