St. George--Organizations and Ministries

This is a pan-Orthodox organization that brings together the canonical hierarchs of the Orthodox jurisdictions of America. For a list of member jurisdictions, click here.

The Assembly of Canonical Orthodox Bishops of North and Central America (formerly known as the Episcopal Assembly of North and Central America) is one of twelve bishops’ assemblies which have been established in different geographical regions throughout the world. It is made up of all the active, canonical Orthodox bishops of North and Central America, of every jurisdiction.

3. Diocese of Chicago Young Adult League -- information on Diocese YAL activities and wonderful pictures of the new men's Monastery in Harvard, IL as well as pictures from St. Anthony's Monastery in Arizona.

A thought-provoking site by an association of Orthodox believers from different Orthodox jurisdictions.

The American Hellenic Educational Progressive Association (AHEPA) is not an organ of the Greek Orhodox Church, but it has had a long association with the Church. Originally founded as a fraternal brotherhood in 1922 in Atlanta, Georgia to combat, through education, attacks on the Greek community by the Ku Klux Klan and others, AHEPA's present mission "is to promote Hellenism, Education, Philanthropy, Civic Responsibility, and Family and Individual Excellence." While most members of the AHEPA are men of Greek descent, membership in AHEPA is not restricted to Greeks. Prominent non-Greek members of AHEPA have included Presidents Franklin Delano Roosevelt and Harry Truman, Senators Robert F. Kennedy and Sam Ervin, and others who subscribe to AHEPA's mission. AHEPA is non-partisan and nondenominational. Our church has an active chapter of AHEPA involved in many philanthropic works.

The Daughters of Penelope was founded in 1929 as the women's auxillary of the AHEPA. As such, the Daughters share a common mission with the AHEPA -- "to promote Hellenism, Education, Philanthropy, Civic Responsibility, and Family and Individual Excellence." As with AHEPA, the Daughters of Penelope is not an organ of the Greek Orthodox Church. Membership is not restricted to women of Greek descent, and the organization is non-partisan and nondenominational. Our church has an active Daughters of Penelope chapter which, like AHEPA, is involved in many philanthropic activities.

7. Synaxis -- web site of the Pan-Orthodox Christian Council of Omaha, Nebraska. Includes an online radio station playing Byzantine chant (see our Multimedia section).

Orthodox Christian Fellowship of Iowa State University -- Pan-Orthodox student fellowship at Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa. ISU's OCF is a

chapter of the Orthodox Christian Fellowship. All students interested in Orthodox Christianity are welcome to participate. Note: Contact email addresses have been munged as a spam-fighting measure. Retype as needed.

Death to the World: The Last True Rebellion is a ministry and
" 'zine" directed to youth subculture, especially youth in the punk rock scene. Originally founded and published by a pair of

Orthodox monks in California, DttW, as a publication and a ministry, has been revived by a group of "subculture youth" attending St. Barnabas Antiochian Orthodox Church in Costa Mesa, California. The Illumined Heart Podcast internet radio program on Ancient Faith Radio features an interview with John Valadez and Marina Crissman, the current editors of DttW.

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The Brotherhood of St. Moses the Black is a pan-Orthodox nonprofit organization. Its mission is to minister to Americans the gift of Orthodoxy. In an effort to be good stewards of the manifold grace of God (I Peter 4:10), the organization sponsors an annual conference which

explores in depth the African roots of Orthodox Christianity (click here to listen to audio recordings of the 2007 Ancient Christianity and African-American Conference on Ancient Faith Radio). The organization is especially dedicated to bringing the faith to those who have little or no exposure to Orthodox Christianity. Its vision is to bring Americans closer to Jesus Christ. The Brotherhood is administered by Fr. Moses Berry of Theotokos 'Unexpected Joy' Orthodox Mission Church (OCA) in Ash Grove, Missouri, and by Dr. Carla N. Thomas of Anniston, Alabama. Fr. Moses is also curator of the Ozarks Afro-American Heritage Museum.