St. Mark Coptic Orthodox Church - Credit: Wikimedia Commons
St. Mark Coptic Orthodox Church - Credit: Wikimedia Commons
St Mark Coptic Orthodox Church (Coptic: // transliteration: ti.eklyseya en.remenkimi en.orthodoxos ente fi.ethowab Markos) is notably the first Coptic Orthodox parish and church building in North America, if not the Western Hemisphere, located in Jersey City, New Jersey. This is in comparison to St. Mark's Coptic Orthodox Church in (Toronto, Ontario, Canada) which is considered the first parish in North America. It is one of over 200 Coptic Orthodox Churches in the United States."Coptic Church Urges Thorough Investigation In Murder of Jersey City Family". Coptic Church Network, January 20, 2005. Accessed August 11, 2008.CNEWA:The Coptic Orthodox Church (Retrieved 17-07-2008) The Church belongs to Archdiocese of North America. Read more on Wikipedia
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