OUR CHURCH HISTORY

Incorporated in 1975 with only 3 families at the time, St. Mary Coptic Orthodox Church is the second Coptic Orthodox church that was established in the State of Pennsylvania. It is located in the village of Silver Spring, Pennsylvania, a small, unincorporated town that has a relatively large proportion of Christian Orthodox Copts.

After a certain period of time, the small congregation of St. Mary's Church, with much help from the late Fouad Gad Youssef, acquired and founded the current building on Marietta Ave in 1980 with only five families at the time. The current building of St. Mary's Church of Lancaster, as it is often known, was consecrated by a Coptic Orthodox Bishop in September 1982.

OUR CHURCH HISTORY

Church Project

“The God of heaven Himself will prosper us; therefore, we His servants will arise and build” (Nehemiah 2:20) NKJV

God has blessed us abundantly by allowing us to complete the First Phase of our new building project. We are still waiting for His gift to allow us to complete the domes of the building and initiate the Second Phase of the project.

If you wish to take the blessing of our mother St. Mary by contributing to the new building project, you can submit all your tax-deductible donations through one of the following means:

Donate using our online donation portal below.
Send a check to PO Box 23, Silver Spring, PA 17575. Make checks payable to: St. Mary Coptic Church of Lancaster.
Direct deposit into our bank account:
Wells Fargo Bank | Account # 2000060352275 | Routing # ACH 031000503