Holy Assumption Church

The history of St. Mary’s traces its origin back to 1917. Many Slavic immigrants had made their way to America and found work in the coalmines of Pennsylvania. Situated in the Laurel Highlands, and within the bituminous coal fields of Western Pennsylvania, Central City served as a junction for the railroad lines to Johnstown.  The Reitz Coal Company, which operated many mines in the area and employed many of the faithful of St. Mary’s, built company homes, and donated land for an Orthodox Church...