Our Church's History - St. Mark Coptic Orthodox Church

1963 - Service began with the visit of the late Bishop Samuel visiting Coptic students in Boston.

The late Father Rafeal Nakhla from Montreal started visiting for a weekly service.

Started renting St. Helen and St. Constantine Greek Orthodox Church in Cambridge, MA, and services were held there.

Formation of St. Mark Coptic Orthodox Church in Boston as an entity and creation of by-laws and recorded with the State of Massachusetts.

Delegation from Boston went to New Jersey to meet Pope Shenouda III to request a priest for Boston.

His Holiness sends Fr. Salib Ava Mina and the congregation began to rent St. John Episcopal Church in Newtonville, MA.

Late Bishop Samuel visits the congregation in Boston and arranges the service of Sunday School and Board of Deacons.

Fr. Salib Ava Mina returned to his service at St. Mina’s Monastery in Egypt and met with Pope Shenouda III to send us a priest.

His Holiness sends Fr. Rafeal Nakhla for weekly services and congregation began to look for a church to purchase.

Congregation of Boston purchases property at 145 Oak Street, Natick, MA as permanent location for St. Mark Coptic Orthodox Church of Boston.

The first Liturgy is prayed on the eve of St. Mary’s Feast.

Bishop Agnatius visits congregation and prays liturgy at 145 Oak Street, Natick, MA.

Iconostasis placed in St. Mark Coptic Orthodox Church of Boston.

Fr. Rafeal Nakhla became ill, and other priests began visiting the congregation of Boston.

Pope Shenouda III appoints Fr. Angelos Doss to serve congregation of Boston.