Christ is in Our Midst!  

      To all friends, both new and old, of Saint Michael the Archangel Russian Orthodox Church, we welcome you to our website, an electronic celebration of and information center for our well known, easily recognizable landmark Church building with its soaring steeple topped by the highest Russian Orthodox Cross  in this City of Brotherly Love.

      Our historic Church building is  located in the heart of Philadelphia’s vibrant Northern Liberties neighborhood at the crossing of Fourth Street and Fairmount Avenue. Our parish is one of  the many Patriarchal Parishes in the United States of America under the jurisdiction of His Holiness, Kirill, Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia, through his Vicar Bishop, His Grace, John, Bishop of Naro-Fominsk, as Administrator of all Patriarchal Parishes in America.

     As you will see by surfing our website, the mission of our active parish is to continue the work of the Apostles of Christ in the unbroken line of Christianity that began on the Day of Pentecost, and we try, with the help of God, to succeed in that mission through acts of fellowship and charitable works.

     But paramount in our parish life at St. Michael the Archangel Church is the commitment to providing a place worthy to be called the house of God for the conduct of Orthodox worship services, not just on Sundays, but throughout the Church year, in the great  tradition of the Orthodox Church and  in accordance with the centuries old Julian Calendar.  For that reason, we welcome all, the young and the old, individuals and families, and whether or not Orthodox Christians,  to come to our Church and to  acquaint themselves with the majesty and timeless beauty of Orthodox worship services, services that are sung, not spoken, and served in the English language.  Our schedule of services can be accessed easily here on our home page making it easy for you to plan your visit.

      On behalf of all of the parishioners of St. Michael the Archangel Russian Orthodox Church, 

In Christ,

The Priest Gregory  

During the summer, Divine Liturgy is at 9:30 AM in the air-conditioned church hall downstairs.