St. Elizabeth the New Martyr
St. Elizabeth the New Martyr is a Russian Orthodox church at 1703 Shull Street in West Columbia, SC 29169. It is one of 102 churches in West Columbia.
St. Elizabeth’s was begun by a small group of American converts in November of 1997.
1703 Shull Street, West Columbia, SC, 29169Phone: (803) 600-0001 · Website: http://www.stelizabeth.net/
St. Elizabeth the New Martyr is part of the Eastern Orthodox family of churches in The American Church Story. 31 congregations of the Eastern Orthodox family gather across South Carolina — 2,336 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.
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The community around St. Elizabeth the New Martyr
Within about a mile of this church, nearly a quarter of the people here live without health insurance. Nearly a quarter of households aren't sure there will be enough to eat, and more than a third of adults live with obesity. That is 2,100 neighbors — and some of them are already in these pews.
Pray for healing in the homes around this building, and for this church to be known as a place to bring what hurts.
- Uninsured All Ages (Census): 23.3% (15.3–31.3%)
- Food Insecurity: 23.3%
- Obesity: 39.6%
- Social Isolation: 31.4%
- Fair/Poor Health Status: 25.0%
- Depression: 24.4%
- Poverty Rate: 19.2% (11.0–27.4%)
- Housing Insecurity: 17.1%
- Uninsured Adults 18-64: 16.5%
- Diabetes: 14.9%
- Utility Shutoff Threat: 11.4%
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, CDC PLACES (2019-2023, 2023), aggregated across 3 census tracts near this church.
West Columbia city is served by 21 churches — about one congregation for every 847 residents.
Churches near St. Elizabeth the New Martyr
- Green Hill Baptist Church — 0.1 mi away
- West Columbia Church of Christ — 0.1 mi away
- LLDM Columbia, South Carolina — 0.1 mi away
- Christian Harvest Ministry — 0.1 mi away
- La Luz Del Mundo — 0.1 mi away
- The Lighthouse Christian Church — 0.3 mi away
- Suburban Baptist Church — 0.4 mi away
- Iglesia Del Nazareno Taller De Jesus — 0.4 mi away
- City of Hope Worship Center — 0.5 mi away
- Christ Central the Oaks — 0.5 mi away
More Eastern Orthodox churches nearby
- St Elizabeth New Martyr Russian Orthodox Church — 0.8 mi away
- Holy Apostles Orthodox Church — 1.1 mi away
- Saint Luke the Evangelist Romanian Orthodox Church — 3.1 mi away in Columbia, SC
- Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church — 3.1 mi away in Columbia, SC
- Saint Barnabas Orthodox Church — 3.9 mi away in Lexington, SC
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