Orthodox Church in America

The Mission of The Orthodox Church in America (OCA) , the local autocephalous 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

• 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) Malankara Orthodox Church ,Ethiopian Orthodox Church, and the Coptic Church
• 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.The Eastern Orthodox churches are self-governing but they are still united under the Patriarch of Constantinople as the first among equals as the Ecumenical Patriarch; he also heads the Greek Orthodox church. Some the churches have their own Patriarch others are Autocephalous under the leadership of a Metropolitan.
• There are some Orthodox churches that are NOT part of the Eastern Orthodox churches examples include (Indian) Malankara Orthodox Church ,Ethiopian Orthodox Church, and the Coptic 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.

See also

• American Christianity
• Canadian Christianity
• Essay: Water baptism cannot save, the Church cannot save, Born again by faith alone
• Infant baptism
• Future of Christianity
• Christianity in Africa
• Christianity in Asia
• Christianity in Australia
• Christianity in Europe
• Christianity in North America
• Christianity in South America
• Christianity
• American atheism

External links

• Orthodox Church in America