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Church of Our Saviour ( hy, Ուսթըրի Սուրբ Փրկիչ եկեղեցի) is an
The first Armenian church in the Western Hemisphere was built in Worcester in 1891. Armenians from throughout the 
The 2002 book ''Memory fragments from the Armenian genocide'' claimed that "the construction of the small church gave the Armenians of Worcester a measure of respect from the larger community not previously given. One man recalled that his father was no longer beaten at the wire mill after the church was built."
The old church on Laurel Street was sold and is now the Russian Orthodox Church of the Holy Resurrection.
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church in Worcester, Massachusetts
Worcester ( , ) is a city and county seat of Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States. Named after Worcester, England, the city's population was 206,518 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, making it the second-List of cities i ...
, known for being the first Armenian church in the Western hemisphere
The Western Hemisphere is the half of the planet Earth that lies west of the prime meridian (which crosses Greenwich, London, United Kingdom) and east of the antimeridian. The other half is called the Eastern Hemisphere. Politically, the term We ...
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The first Armenian church in the Western Hemisphere was built in Worcester in 1891. Armenians from throughout the Northeastern United States
The Northeastern United States, also referred to as the Northeast, the East Coast, or the American Northeast, is a geographic region of the United States. It is located on the Atlantic coast of North America, with Canada to its north, the Southe ...
contributed money to erect the first Armenian church in the area and in the country. This original building was designed by Stephen C. Earle
Stephen Carpenter Earle (January 4, 1839 – December 12, 1913) was an architect who designed a number of buildings in Massachusetts and Connecticut that were built in the late 19th century, with many in Worcester, Massachusetts. He trained in ...
, a leading regional architect.
The Armenian diocese of America was established in 1898. The first Armenian Evangelical Church was also built in Worcester in 1901.
The original 1891 building was abandoned due to "various ongoing problems." The current church building was constructed in a new location on Salisbury and Dean street in 1952. The church was renovated extensively in 2005.
The 2002 book ''Memory fragments from the Armenian genocide'' claimed that "the construction of the small church gave the Armenians of Worcester a measure of respect from the larger community not previously given. One man recalled that his father was no longer beaten at the wire mill after the church was built."
The old church on Laurel Street was sold and is now the Russian Orthodox Church of the Holy Resurrection.
See also
*Armenian American
Armenian Americans ( hy, ամերիկահայեր, ''amerikahayer'') are citizens or residents of the United States who have total or partial Armenian ancestry. They form the second largest community of the Armenian diaspora after Armenians in ...
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