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.
