A Vision for the future of St. George Malankara Orthodox Church, Staten Island

The Church has given a lot of prayerful consideration to what God would have us do in the future. As the first church bought and consecrated for the Malankara Syrian Orthodox church of India in the Western hemisphere, our existing building has served the church and the American Diocese well for the past 34 years and more than repaid the original costs. Those who sought to glorify God and serve him through these premises in the past have seen their mission fulfilled and extended. Our worship on Sundays and many of our other activities stretch the building beyond its intended capacity. It is time to build on the good work of the past and extend the work again with a new church building.

As we continue to pray, plan and work hard for the success of our Church Building Project, Diffendale and Kubec Architects and Wohl and O\\\'Mara Civil Engineers are currently working on the Design Development stage of the Project. Construction Documents for bidding are anticipated for completion by end of January 2011.

The New Church will be located on our vacant property between Sunset Avenue and Oakville Street and will be approximately 15,000 SF in area. The Main Level wil...