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    St Michael's Church Hall - Rankin

    St Michael's Church Hall

    4.0(1 review)
    2.0 mi

    Pittsburgh's many churches carry with them indelible records of the history of the region and the…read moreheritage of the families that settled here in addition to their evident architectural beauty. Saint Michael the Archangel church in Rankin PA is a majestic Russian Orthodox Church built near the Mongahela river and Braddock, PA. It is part of the American Carpatho-Russian Orthodox Church of the USA. It has a 9 AM Sunday Liturgy and 10 AM liturgy on Holy Days. You can see St. Michael's travelling to or from the Waterfront or Kennywood as you travel over the Rankin Bridge. Built in 1908, a short history of St. Michael's was written by Christina Duranko for it's centennial and can be found at http://www.stmichaelsrankin.org. Some of the highlights are summarized here. It is interesting to note that St. Michael's is one of only a few churches of this era for which the original interior is intact. It is located in Rankin, very near Braddock. Settlers to Braddock and its steel, coal and glass industries that used the Mongahela river as a shipping and receiving waterway, included an influx of immigrants from the Carpathian Mountains. This mountain range extended through Romania, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Ukraine, Poland, Serbia, many countries which had Eastern Orthodox Catholic churches. An earlier Greek Catholic church, Saints Peter and Paul was organized on the Monongahela river in Braddock in 1896 and the long walk to this church from Rankin and East Pittsburgh motivated the need for St. Michael the Archangel, first as a Greek Catholic Union lodge (1899) followed by purchasing land (1906), formation of a parish (1907), laying of a second church cornerstone (1908) and final completion of the church in 1910. A rich history afterwards included legal battles with Rome over control of the property, a 1947 assimilation into a Carpatho-Russian Diocese, part of the Russian Orthodox Greek Catholic Diocese and embroilment in U.S. Congressional efforts to accuse organizations of being Communist sympathizers. Since few changes have been made to St. Michael's interior it represents one of the few remaining churches having altars lit by angel statue fixtures. The original bells still exist now connected to motors and activated by a wall switch. This church is worth a look for persons of any religious persuasion for its history and aesthetic beauty. The church also welcomes all to services.

    Northway Christian Community Church Oakland - North Way Christian Community

    Northway Christian Community Church Oakland

    4.3(3 reviews)
    4.2 miOakland

    This has been my home church since 2014. I was baptized here and also created many lifelong…read morefriendship. The worship music is great as well as the message. Northway is actually one church with multiple locations (Wexford, Sewickley, Oakland, Dormont, East End & in Feb 2018, Beaver Valley) The main campus is Wexford and all of the other sites watch the sermon via screen, although sometimes there are live sermons on campus, It may sound strange, but you truly feel like you are there and the message is loud and clear. They want all of the campuses to receive the exact same message. There are serving opportunities inside and outside of the church. All off the campuses have what is called a small group (think, Bible Study) Since it is a larger church, small groups help you create personal friendship within the church. Oakland has 3 different service times on Sunday: 9am, 11am and 5pm. All generations attend, but a large group of the attendance is from college students and 20-30s. But like I said, it is all generations. I highly recommend checking it out. Its a great church and the growth of Northway tells you that others also enjoy our church. Despite Northway as a whole and the Oakland campus having a larger attendance, you truly feel like a family here and it is not overwhelming. Everyone is so welcoming.

    **FYI** The church has purchased a building and their address has changed. Please check out the…read morewebsite for the new address. My oldest son attends this church and asked me to come and visit. They purchased a new building around Easter. The church is in a more office looking building than what most people think of when they think of a church building/temple/synagogue. The 1st floor is indoor parking. They also have a small private parking lot the second floor is the Welcome Center and the children's area. The third floor is where the sanctuary is located. They have 3 services -9am, 11am, and 5pm. Their service starts with a time of praise & worship. The music is performed by a drummer, piano player, a couple of guitarists, and a violinist. I really enjoyed the time of worship. Then their is a sermon. What makes this a little different is that even though this campus of North Way has it's own pastor the sermon is given by one of the pastors that each shepherd a campus of North Way. So the sermon is "shown" live on a big screen that looks like the person is preaching from the platform where you are attending. It is streamed live from the main campus and each pastor goes to that campus to preach on their given Sunday. I thought it would be weird not having an actual pastor preaching, but you adapt quickly to the streaming. I find the concept interesting because you are able to see a couple of different preaching styles. I was at the 9am service and it was comprised of a lot of young adults but there were a few older adults. I would definitely go back. It was nice to see that my son attends a wonderful church.

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