St. Mark's Orthodox Church
Orthodox Church in America
452 Durham Rd, Wrightstown, PA 18940
Parish History

V. Rev. Vladimir Borichevsky (1973-1977)
V. Rev. Vladimir Borichevsky (1973-1977)
V. Rev. Vladimir Borichevsky (1973-1977)

St. Mark’s Church was founded on November 15, 1972 by a small group of people who had in mind a parish open to Orthodox believers of all national backgrounds.  The first meetings and services were held at St Paul’s Episcopal Church in Doylestown, PA.  In the earliest years some of the worship was held in parishoner’s homes.  His Eminence, Archbishop KIPRIAN confirmed the name of the new mission as St Mark’s Church (the Apostle and Evangelist) on November 2, 1974.

In July 1973 the Very Rev. Vladimir S Borichevsky was appointed to serve the parish, and the Liturgies came to be celebrated in Old Historic Trinity Episcopal Church in Buckingham, PA.  Fr Borichevsky continued to serve the parish until he was appointed Dean of Faculty of St. Tikhon’s Seminary in 1977.


V. Rev. John Kowalczyk (1977-1979)
V. Rev. John Kowalczyk (1977-1979)
V. Rev. John Kowalczyk (1977-1979)
V. Rev. Stephen Karaffa (1986-1992)
V. Rev. Stephen Karaffa (1986-1992)
V. Rev. Stephen Karaffa (1986-1992)
Church since 1988
Church since 1988
Church since 1988

Fr John Kowalczyk served St Mark’s from 1977 to 1979.  He was succeeded by the reappointment of Fr Vladimir, who remained until 1986. On June 1, 1986, Fr Stephen Karaffa was assigned to the parish.  Under Fr Stephen’s term the parish acquired its own property, some five acres of wooded land with a home in Wrightstown, PA (the present location).  The grounds were cleared for a church edifice and parking area.  Construction began in August, 1988, and on October 14, the new building was consecrated by His Grace, Bishop HERMAN.


V. Rev. Theodore Heckman (1992-2012)
V. Rev. Theodore Heckman (1992-2012)
V. Rev. Theodore Heckman (1992-2012)
Rev. Raymond Martin Browne (2012-present)
Rev. Raymond Martin Browne (2012-present)
Rev. Raymond Martin Browne (2012-present)

In September of 1992, Very Rev. Theodore Heckman, was assigned to St Mark’s. In December of 2012, the present rector, Rev. Raymond Martin Browne was assinged to St. Mark's.