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The Mission of The Orthodox Church in America (OCA) <ref>  https://www.oca.org/ </ref>, the local autocephalous [[Eastern Orthodox | Orthodox Christian Church]], is to be faithful in fulfilling the commandment of Christ to “Go into all the world and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit…”

The Mission of The Orthodox Church in America (OCA) <ref>  https://www.oca.org/ </ref>, the local autocephalous [[Eastern Orthodox | Orthodox Christian Church]], is to be faithful in fulfilling the commandment of Christ to “Go into all the world and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit…” The Orthodox Churches have always been pro-life and its leadership is mostly conservative

== History==

== History==

*Orthodox bishops trace the roots back to Christ and the Apostles As part of the [[Eastern Orthodox]] churches they believe that theirs is the oldest Christian denomination in the world a title also claimed by the [[Roman Catholic Church]], [[Indian Orthodox Church|(Indian) Malankara Orthodox Church]] ,[[Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church|Ethiopian Orthodox Church]], and the [[Coptic Church]]

*Orthodox bishops trace the roots back to Christ and the Apostles As part of the [[Eastern Orthodox]] churches they believe that theirs is the oldest Christian denomination in the world a title also claimed by the [[Roman Catholic Church]], [[Indian Orthodox Church|(Indian) Malankara Orthodox Church]] ,[[Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church|Ethiopian Orthodox Church]], and the [[Coptic Church]]

*The [[Eastern Orthodox]] churches broke with the [[Roman Catholic Church]] following the [[Great Schism]] of 1054

*The [[Eastern Orthodox]] churches broke with the [[Roman Catholic Church]] following the [[Great Schism]] of 1054. Before 1054 both churches were known as the Catholic Christian Church.

*After the Russian Communist Revolution, then Patriarch Tikhon of Moscow directed all Russian Orthodox churches outside of Russia to govern themselves autonomously. In 1924 the Autocephalous Orthodox Church in America was created under the under the leadership of Metropolitan of New York.<ref>https://www.oca.org/history-archives |</ref>

*After the Russian Communist Revolution, then Patriarch Tikhon of Moscow directed all Russian Orthodox churches outside of Russia to govern themselves autonomously. In 1924 the Autocephalous Orthodox Church in America was created under the under the leadership of Metropolitan of New York.<ref>https://www.oca.org/history-archives |</ref>