GOARCH Affiliates and Organizations
March 2, 2021
The energy and commitment of these individuals tells us of their love and response to God’s calling. As each of us hears of the needs around the world and the great need to share His message of love and salvation, these words from Elaine give us great hope: “A sign outside a church says, ‘Finding yourself is actually returning to yourself.’ Read More
GOARCH Affiliates and Organizations
March 2, 2021
Featuring modules on self-care, grieving with hope, family dynamics, and building resilient communities, Care Compass offers downloadable resources, including short videos by IOCC Frontliners. Frontliners—a group of disaster counselors, clergy, and other trained professionals—share their hard-won experience to help communities recover spiritually as well as physically. Read More
GOARCH Affiliates and Organizations
March 2, 2021
Thirty-three teams, consisting of 226 participants, pedaled, walked, ran, and swam a total of 20,114 miles to support OCMC’s efforts to bring the Good News of Christ’s Gospel to the ends of the earth! Their collective efforts raised over $146,000 for missions in just five weeks from August 9 – September 14, far surpassing our original goal of $100,000. Read More
GOARCH Affiliates and Organizations
March 1, 2021
By praying for OCMC, financially supporting its ministries, serving as a missionary, or volunteering for a short-term mission team, you are helping reach the more than one billion people worldwide who have never heard the Gospel and hunger and thirst for salvation in Jesus Christ. Read More
Assembly of Bishops
March 1, 2021
This year the Assembly of Canonical Orthodox Bishops of the United States of America, in tandem with American Scouting organizations, celebrates February 7th and March 7th, 2021 as Scouting Sundays. Read More
Ecumenical Patriarchate News Release
February 22, 2021
With the blessings of the Exarch His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America, the Order of St. Andrew is now accepting online nominations for the high office of Archon of the Ecumenical Patriarchate. Read More
GOARCH Affiliates and Organizations
February 20, 2021
As we’re watching unfolding crises in Texas—from a deep freeze to power loss and now a growing water crisis—IOCC is in touch with partners and local Orthodox dioceses. We stand ready to help as needs become clear. Give a gift today to US programs so we can respond quickly and effectively to people facing great need. Read More
GOARCH Affiliates and Organizations
February 2, 2021
The damage from a disaster or crisis extends far beyond shattered homes and businesses. There are emotional injuries, too: the wounds of losing a home, a livelihood, or maybe even loved ones. That’s why IOCC developed Care Compass, a suite of tools designed to map ways individuals and communities can create a path toward resilience,digitizing elements of IOCC’s emotional and spiritual care work. Read More
Assembly of Bishops
January 29, 2021
Today, as the annual March For Life is held digitally due to the COVID-19 Pandemic, the Assembly of Canonical Orthodox Bishops of the United States of America reaffirms the sanctity of life based on the firm conviction that life begins at the moment of conception. All humans, whether in the womb or in the world, are made in the image and likeness of God, possessing God-given beauty and dignity. Therefore, we can never condone the willful and elective taking of a human life. Read More
GOA News Release
January 28, 2021
On Thursday January 28th, 2021, shortly before midday, His All Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew was administered the COVID-19 Vaccine at the University Medical Center CAPA in Istanbul. His All Holiness thanked the doctors and staff of the Medical Center, and through them, all frontline healthcare workers throughout the world for their self-sacrifice as they care for the infected and their loved ones. It is His All Holiness’ fervent prayer that everyone get vaccinated as soon as possible to contain this global and deadly virus. Read More
