Our_Lady_Help_of_Christians_Church,_Philadelphia
Our Lady Help of Christians (German) is a historic Catholic church at the corner of East Allegheny Avenue and Gaul Street in the Port Richmond section of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and serves the German-speaking population in the area.
The parish was founded in 1885 and the church was constructed in 1898.[1] The parish was merged with Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary church in 2016, and the two churches located one block away from each other operated until Our Lady Help of Christians was closed on June 4, 2018. Leading up to its closure, the Church struggled financially, with under 300 attendees per weekend and substantial deferred maintenance costs.[2] As of 2021, the church building remains vacant but intact. Additional vacant components of the property include a rectory, convent, and school building.