Who We Are |
St. Gregory the Illuminator Armenian Apostolic Church, located in Granite City, Illinois. We are a parish of the Eastern Prelacy of the Armenian Apostolic Church of America (under the jurisdiction of the Catholicosate of the Great House of Cilicia), headquartered in New York City. Our Prelate is His Eminence Archbishop Anoushavan Tanielian. Der Torkom and his family were recently relocated to the Worchester, MA parish (June 2019). We have eagerly waited for a permanent priest and we were blessed in March 2021 to have Der Taniel and Yeretsgin Vana Manjikian and their son Datev assigned to our parish. Look at the Home and the Upcoming Events pages for any updates to our Badarak schedule as well as other events.
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Our History |
Our forefathers established the Church in 1954, purchasing a former Bulgarian Church, which served as our spiritual home until 1997. In October 1997, His Holiness Catholicos Aram I of the Great House of Cilicia consecrated the current St. Gregory Church that is located at 1014 W. Pontoon Road in Granite City. Our parishioner and member base stretches across the entire Metro St. Louis area and we welcome all to worship with us. Adjacent to the Church is St. Gregory Armenian Community Center which sits on 5 acres and was opened in 1986.
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