The Holy Synod of the Patriarchate of Alexandria convened last week, presided by His Beatitude Theodoros II, Pope and Patriarch of Alexandria and All Africa. During the synod, they made a number...

Next Tuesday, November 27th, is Giving Tuesday. As you scroll through social media and are asked to support countless charitable organizations on this day, please remember that our Orthodox Church...

Three years ago, the Orthodox Christian Mission Center adopted a strategic plan aimed at growing resources and strengthening its ministries. As board members gathered at the Mission Center in St....

If you are a high school or college student looking to participate in a mission service trip in the Orthodox Church, the Orthodox Youth Mission Team (OYMT) welcomes you! Nine years ago, a small...

Growing up in the Gaza Strip, Sami, 24, was driven by a dream to ease the suffering of others. He pursued that dream by attending nursing school, from which he graduated with honors. Harsh reality quickly followed as he was unable to find a nursing job or a way to support his wife and two young daughters. Sami even volunteered long hours at public hospitals in the hope that doing so would lead to work, but the hospitals weren't hiring ...

With support from International Orthodox Christian Charities (IOCC), Orthodox Christian parishes from suburban St. Louis, Missouri, responded to the needs of their neighbors by helping to clean out homes that were damaged following record-setting flooding this winter. During January and February, members of the young adult group of Assumption Greek Orthodox Church in Town and Country, Missouri, as well as parishioners of Ss. Constantine and Helen in Swansea, Illinois, and St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church in St. Louis, Missouri, helped clean out some of the more than 4,000 homes affected by the Christmastime flooding ...

International Orthodox Christian Charities (IOCC) is responding to the devastation caused in the South Pacific island nation of Fiji by Tropical Cyclone Winston on February 20, 2016 with reconstruction assistance to families who have lost their homes. Houses, especially along the coast, were battered by both Category 5 cyclonic wind and tsunami-like storm surge. An estimated 40 percent of the population was affected by the cyclone and are now in need of assistance ...