CONTACT
Leader(s): Reverend Shenouda Basta
Phone number: (510) 584-6351
Email: stmarycopticorthodoxdsm@gmail.com
Website: st.maryscopticchurchfacebook
HOURS
Tues- 7:00-9:00 PM
Wed- 11:00-2:00 PM
Fri- 7:00-9:00 PM
Sat- 7:00-9:00 PM
Sun- 8:00 AM-4:00 PM
ETIQUETTE
Dress modestly
Remove shoes
Women should cover their hair
STUDENT TESTIMONIAL (Natasia)
History
This community originated in Egypt. Members fled the Middle East because of the attacks made on Christians. The Islamic State terrorist group bombed various Coptic Christian churches. Their goal was to ultimately drive Christians out of Egypt.
Practices/Services
This community holds services at 9:30am every Sunday. There’s also a livestream of every service that can be found on both their Facebook They also use three languages; English, Arabic, and Coptic throughout the service.
Distinctive Qualities
This church, which includes an altar and iconostasis, welcomes you with the smell of incense. Members of this community believe in icons. For example, Saint Mary, Jesus, God the Pentecostal, Saint John the Baptist, Saint Mark, and the 12 apostles. This community teaches its younger population the Coptic language. Coptic is a language that our ancestors in Egypt spoke before they were forced to convert to Arabic. Members wear white garments to symbolize angels.
Demographics
This community is made up of about 80% Egyptians.
Branch
This community is Coptic Christian.