About Saint Michael [Melkite] · Plymouth, Michigan
St. Michael Melkite Catholic Church is a small Melkite Greek Catholic mission in Plymouth, Michigan, worshiping in a historic 1856 building that was originally the First Baptist Church. As part of the Melkite Greek Catholic Eparchy of Newton, the parish celebrates the Byzantine liturgical tradition in full communion with Rome. It serves as a spiritual home for Melkite Catholics in the western Detroit metro area, preserving Eastern Christian prayer, icons, and heritage.
- Patron
- Saint Michael the Archangel
- Diocese
- Melkite Greek Catholic Eparchy of Newton
Why belong here
A welcoming Eastern Catholic community where parishioners experience the rich Byzantine liturgy, icons, and Melkite spiritual traditions in a intimate historic setting near downtown Plymouth.
History and Building
St. Michael Melkite Catholic Church occupies a historic building at 585 N. Mill Street in Plymouth's Old Village area. The structure was built in 1856 as the First Baptist Church and is one of Plymouth's older surviving religious buildings. After the First Baptist congregation moved to North Territorial Road, the building was adapted for use by the Melkite Greek Catholic community.
- Constructed in 1856 as First Baptist Church
- First Baptist Church later moved to 45000 North Territorial Road
- September 1908 lecture by Carrie Nation, temperance movement activist
Eastern Catholic Identity
As a parish of the Melkite Greek Catholic Eparchy of Newton, St. Michael follows the Byzantine Rite and is in full communion with the Bishop of Rome while maintaining its own liturgical, theological, and spiritual traditions.
- Byzantine liturgical tradition
- Melkite Greek Catholic Church
- Eparchy of Newton jurisdiction