The History of the Coptic Orthodox Church in the United States: From the Land of the Pharaohs to the United States of America

In the middle of the first century, God sent St. Mark the Evangelist to proclaim the Good News and teach the Egyptians about the true God. He became the first pope and patriarch of the See of St. Mark and the founder of the Coptic Orthodox Church. For centuries, the Coptic Church remained mostly within the boundaries of Egypt. In the middle of the twentieth century, the Coptic diaspora slowly began.

Within the last five decades, St. Mark continued to carry the Good News through his disciples...