St. Mark Coptic Orthodox Church, Jersey City

Name: St. Mark Coptic Orthodox Church
Address: 427 West Side Ave, Jersey City, 07304-1403, United States
Telephone: +1 201-333-0004

#45 among attractions in Jersey City

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St Mark Coptic Orthodox Church is notably the first Coptic Orthodox parish and church building in North America, if not the Western Hemisphere, located in Jersey City, New Jersey. This is in comparison to St. Mark's Coptic Orthodox Church in which is considered the first parish in North America. It is one of over 200 Coptic Orthodox Churches in the United States. The Church belongs to Archdiocese of North America. ()

Architectural style: Coptic architectureCoordinates: 40°42'58"N, 74°5'12"W

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427 West Side AveWest SideJersey City 07304-1403 United States

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+1 201-333-0004

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St. Mark Coptic Orthodox Church – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Loew's Jersey Theatre, Temple Beth-El, Lincoln Highway, Lincoln Park.

1.6 miNE
Theater, Concerts and shows
Loew's Jersey Theatre, Jersey City
42 min walk • The Loew's Jersey Theatre is a movie palace type theater and live entertainment venue located in Jersey City, New Jersey. Opened in 1929, it was one of the five Loew's Wonder Theatres, a series of flagship Loew's movie palaces in the New York City area.
0.6 miNE
Synagogue
Temple Beth-El, Jersey City
16 min walk • Temple Beth-El is a Reform synagogue in Jersey City, New Jersey. located at 2419 Kennedy Boulevard in the Bergen Section.
1.1 miNW
Bridge, Police
Lincoln Highway, Newark
28 min walk • The Lincoln Highway Hackensack River Bridge is a vehicular vertical lift bridge crossing the Hackensack River at a point 1.8 mi from the river mouth at Newark Bay in Hudson County, New Jersey, United States. The bridge, along the route of the Lincoln Highway, carries U.S.
0.8 miN
Park
Lincoln Park, Jersey City
20 min walk • Lincoln Park is an urban park in Jersey City, New Jersey with an area of 273.4 acres. Part of the Hudson County Park System, it opened in 1905 and was originally known as West Side Park. The park was designed by Daniel W. Langton and Charles N.
0.8 miE
Church, Gothic Revival architecture
St. Patrick's Parish and Buildings, Jersey City
21 min walk • St. Patrick's Parish and Buildings is a historic church on Grand Street, Ocean and Bramhall Avenues in Jersey City, Hudson County, New Jersey, United States. It was built in 1868 and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1980. The stained glass windows in the church were destroyed in the Black Tom explosion of 1916.
0.7 miNE
Monuments and statues
Lincoln the Mystic, Jersey City
17 min walk • Lincoln the Mystic, also known as the Abraham Lincoln Memorial, is a bronze statue by James Earle Fraser. It is located at Lincoln Park in Hudson County, New Jersey, near the beginning of the Lincoln Highway.
1.1 miN
Cemetery
Holy Name Cemetery, Jersey City
30 min walk • Holy Name Cemetery is a Roman Catholic cemetery in Jersey City, New Jersey administered by the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Newark. It was established in 1866 and at the end of calendar year 2002 has accepted 264,984 burials. The cemetery parcel is 63 acres and all but 0.3 acres has been developed and sold for burials.
1.1 miW
Harbor
Droyer's Point, Jersey City
28 min walk • Droyer's Point is a section of Jersey City, New Jersey at Newark Bay that was the site of the Jersey City Airport and later of Roosevelt Stadium, both of which were demolished. It has become a residential and commercial district.
1 miE
Park
Berry Lane Park, Jersey City
26 min walk • Berry Lane Park is a park created on a 17.5 acres of former brownfield site in the Communipaw-Lafayette Section of Jersey City, New Jersey. Construction of the park, which cost $38 million, began in 2012 and the park officially opened in June 2016.
1.3 miNE
Church
Old Bergen Church, Jersey City
33 min walk • The Old Bergen Church is a historic church congregation in Jersey City, Hudson County, New Jersey, United States. Established in 1660 in what was then the Dutch colony of New Netherland, it is the oldest continuous religious congregation in what is today the State of New Jersey.
0.9 miS
Museum
Afro-American Historical and Cultural Society Museum, Jersey City
24 min walk • The Afro-American Historical and Cultural Society Museum is located is on the upper floor of the Greenville Branch of the Jersey City, New Jersey Public Library, its collection is dedicated to the African American experience.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to St. Mark Coptic Orthodox Church?

Nearby attractions include New Jersey City University, Jersey City (11 min walk), Temple Beth-El, Jersey City (16 min walk), Sacred Heart Church, Jersey City (17 min walk), Lincoln the Mystic, Jersey City (17 min walk).

How to get to St. Mark Coptic Orthodox Church by public transport?

The nearest stations to St. Mark Coptic Orthodox Church:

Light rail

West Side Avenue • Lines: Hblr (3 min walk)
Martin Luther King Drive • Lines: Hblr (15 min walk)

Bus

JFK Boulevard at Communipaw Avenue • Lines: 10, 119 (14 min walk)
Society Hill • Lines: Ac30 (26 min walk)