Welcome to St. Mary's Indian Orthodox Church located in Linden, New Jersey. We are a parish under the American Diocese of the Indian Orthodox Church, which is headquartered in Kottayam Kerala, and is governed by His Holiness, Catholicose of the East and Malankara Metropolitan.

Our mission is to promote, the rich and ancient heritage of the Orthodox Church established in AD 52 by St.Thomas in Malankara, help foster loyalty and affection for the heritage within the community, and help them keep their faith, unique identity, customs and to spread the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ across the World.

Then He went out from there and came to His own country, and His disciples followed Him. ² And when the Sabbath had come, He began to teach in the synagogue. And many hearing Him were astonished, saying, “Where did this Man get these things? And what wisdom is this which is given to Him, that such mighty works are performed by His hands! ³ Is this not the carpenter, the Son of Mary, and brother of James, Joses, Judas, and Simon? And are not His sisters here with us?” So they were offended at Him.

⁴ But Jesus said to them, “A prophet is not without honor except in his own country, among his own relatives, and in his own house.” ⁵ Now He could do no mighty work there, except that He laid His hands on a few sick people and healed them. ⁶ And He marveled because of their unbelief. Then He went about the villages in a circuit, teaching.

St. Mark 6:1-6