Ascension Mar Thoma Church

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About Ascension Mar Thoma Church

The Ascension Mar Thoma Church was formed in 1998 with 108 families who congregated at a rental property in Northeast Philadelphia. In 2000, the parish bought 3.35 acres of land with a building and part of it was temporarily converted to a sanctuary for worship services. The construction of a new church had began in May 2005 and completed in March 2006. The new Church was dedicated on March 11th 2006. We currently have about 230 families in our church. The Ascension Marthoma Church belongs to the Marthoma Diocese of North America and Europe.Our Diocesan Bishop is Rt. Rev Dr. GeeVarghese Mar Theodosius. Our parent church is in Kerala which is called the Malankara Syrian Marthoma Church.