St Michael's Byzantine Catholic Church

The beginning of the 20th Century marked the arrival of the first Rusyn immigrants to Canonsburg. These people traveled about 40 miles round-trip to Byzantine Catholic churches in Pittsburgh and Carnegie for over a decade, until they were able to build a church of their own. Twelve men signed their names to the charter that established the new church in 1912. The first church of St. Michael’s was established and built in East Canonsburg, complete with a church bell, cast in brass, specially made for the building. St. Michael’s is recognized in the Canonsburg area for its beautiful church building, well-planned and executed social functions, delicious traditional food sales held to benefit the church, and parishioners in the community.