For more than a century, St. Elia Albanian Orthodox Church has been a home for Orthodox Christian worship in Jamestown, New York. Generations of families have prayed, celebrated, and grieved within these walls, and the parish they built continues to welcome all who seek God.

We believe the Orthodox Church is the Church founded by Jesus Christ and described throughout the New Testament. The word Orthodox comes from the Greek "orthos" (correct) and "doxa" (teaching or glory), and right worship is at the heart of who we are: praise, thanksgiving, and glory offered to God together, as one body.

The center of that worship is the Eucharist, a word that means "thanksgiving." In it we mystically partake of Christ's body and blood and receive His life and strength. Christians have celebrated the Eucharist since the Church's very beginning; the earliest believers called it "the medicine of immortality" because of the grace of God they received in it.

A parish, like anything of value, grows with the love poured into it. We reap what we sow, and the more we give of ourselves in involvement, commitment, and prayer, the richer our common life becomes.

Wherever you are on your journey, there is a place for you at St. Elia. Divine Liturgies are held twice a month on the 2nd and 4th Saturdays at 11:00 AM by Father John P. Hutnyan of Cheektowaga, NY and are in English. Following Liturgies, coffee hours are held in the church hall, all are welcome.

What we are is God's gift to us. What we become is our gift to God.

From I 86 Exit 12 (Route 60 South)   
From I 90 Exit 59 Fredonia (Route 60 South)

Follow Route 60 South into Jamestown. Stay on Main St. for approximately one mile. *Just under the railroad bridge, at the next light (Friendly’s Restaurant), turn right onto Harrison St. **At the all way stop sign, under the next bridge, turn left onto Barrett Ave. In about 50-75 yards, take the right fork onto Baker Street. Follow Baker St. for three blocks. At the third street, turn right onto Sprague St. and go up to the stop sign. Church will be on the left at the corner of Sprague and Palmer Sts.

From the West Side, follow Route 394 East into Jamestown. In about a mile, turn right onto Main St. and follow directions above. Just under the railroad bridge, at the next light (Friendly’s Restaurant), turn right onto Harrison St. **At the all way stop sign, under the next bridge, turn left onto Barrett Ave. In about 50-75 yards, take the right fork onto Baker Street. Follow Baker St. for three blocks. At the third street, turn right onto Sprague St. and go up to the stop sign. Church will be on the left at the corner of Sprague and Palmer Sts.

From the East Side, Follow Route 394 West into Jamestown. In about two miles, turn Left onto Main St. and follow the directions above. Just under the railroad bridge, at the next light (Friendly’s Restaurant), turn right onto Harrison St. At the all way stop sign, under the next bridge, turn left onto Barrett Ave. In about 50-75 yards, take the right fork onto Baker Street. Follow Baker St. for three blocks. At the third street, turn right onto Sprague St. and go up to the stop sign. Church will be on the left at the corner of Sprague and Palmer Sts.

From the South Side, Follow Route 60 North (Arterial) to Prather. Turn left onto Prather St. Follow Prather to the end (Baker Street). Turn left onto Baker, and  follow  for three blocks. At the third street, turn right onto Sprague St. and go up to the stop sign. Church will be on the left at the corner of Sprague and Palmer Sts.