Archangel Michael Coptic Orthodox Church

Archangel Michael Coptic Orthodox Church is one of the Churches of Southern United States Coptic Orthodox Diocese. The term "Coptic" is derived from the Greek "Aigyptos" meaning "Egyptian". When the Arabs arrived in Egypt in the seventh century, they called the Egyptians "qibt". Thus the Arabic word "qibt" came to mean both "Egyptians" and "Christians". 

The Coptic Church was established in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ  by St. Mark the Evangelist in the city of Alexandria around 43 A.D. The  church adheres to the Nicene Creed. St. Athanasius (296-373 A.D.), the  twentieth Pope of the Coptic Church effectively defended the Doctrine  of the Lord Jesus Christ's Divinity at the Council of Nicea in 325 A.D.  His affirmation of the doctrine earned him the title; "Father of Orthodoxy" and St. Athanasius "the Apostolic". 

The Coptic Orthodox Church worships the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit in the Oneness of Nature. We believe in One God; Father, Son and Holy Spirit � three equal Co-Essential and Co-Indwelling Hypostasis (Persons). The Blessed and Holy Trinity is our One God. We Believe that Lord Jesus Christ, the Only-Begotten of the Father and Who is One with Him in Essence is the only Savior of the world.