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Ss. Peter and Paul Orthodox Church (Manville, New Jersey)

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'''Ss. Peter and Paul Orthodox Church''' is a [[parish]] in the [[Diocese of Washington and New York (OCA)|Diocese of Washington and New York]] of the [[Orthodox Church in America]]. It is located in Manville, New Jersey (approximately 45 miles southwest of New York City and 60 miles northeast of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania).
==History== The parish was founded by a group of families of Russian descent in 1915 and originally held divine [[services]] in a building on the grounds of a lumber yard in Manville, New Jersey. In 1916, lots were purchased for the church and a wooden [[chapel]] was built by parishioners.
The church was consumed by fire in 1922 and 1935, but rebuilt by the parishioners each time. On [[June 6]], 1936, the new (and current) building was [[consecration of a church|consecrated]] by [[Theophilus (Pashkovsky) of San Francisco|Metropolitan Theophilus]]. The church was damaged (but not destroyed) by fire again in 1962, but the damage was completely repaired by early 1963.
A number of improvements have been made to the church in recent years; the most recent being the painting of new ceiling [[Iconography|icons]].
==External link==
*[http://ssppoc.org Ss. Peter and Paul Orthodox Church Home Page]
 == External link == * [http://ssppoc.org Ss. Peter and Paul Orthodox Church Home Page] [[Category:Churches|Peter]][[Category:USA Churches|Peter]]
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