St. John the Baptist Church

Orthodox Church in America • Diocese of New York and New Jersey

New York State Deanery

📍 Rochester, New York

Founded 1964

About

Saint John the Baptist Orthodox Church was founded in Rochester, New York on the Sunday of the Myrrh-bearing Women (May 17) in 1964.  That year, a group of Orthodox faithful joined together with the desire to establish an Orthodox parish where the Divine Services would be conducted entirely in the English language.  Faithfully enduring many difficulties and overcoming obstacles, the parish grew and found a home at its current location—a truly inviting and lovely place of worship, centrally locat...

Additional Information

Founded: 1964

Related Links