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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 Orthodox Churches have always been pro-life and its leadership is mostly conservative. Most services are in English.
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. Most services are in the USA are in English. The church has 12 [[dioceses]] or [[archdioceses]] in the USA, 1 in Canada and 1 in Mexico<ref>https://www.oca.org/dioceses</ref>.
== 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]]