St. John the Baptist Church

A Brief History of St. John the Baptist Orthodox Church - 1916: First Diving Liturgy celebrated by Rev. Stephen Sipayda in a private home on East Central Avenue next to what was to become the rectory. - 1917: Church structure completed and consecrated by Rt. Rev. Stephen, Bishop of Pittsburgh. - 1923: Parish entered the Carpatho-Russian Diocese under the Omophorion of Archbishop Adam. - 1942: The Parish came under the Omophorion of Metropolitan TheophilusThe day-to-day administration of our Pari...