Mission and Statement of Faith

Our Orthodox Christian Metropolia stands firm in its adherence to the Holy Tradition of the Orthodox Church of Church, teaching and preaching the Holy Gospel of Our God and Lord Jesus Christ, following in the teachings and traditions of the Holy Apostles, Fathers, and Ecumenical Councils. Therefore, we resist and anathematize the Ecumenical and Modernist heresies, since they compromise the mission of the Orthodox Christian Faith.

Our Sacred Mission is to preserve unadulterated the Sacred Tradition of the Holy Fathers of the Orthodox Church; to continue the mission of the One, Holy Apostolic Church of Our Lord Jesus Christ to the nations to whom our service has been entrusted; to endeavor at every hour to spread the message of salvation granted to the Holy Apostles as Our Lord commands, to do, as the Canticle in the Gospel states: “to be a light to the revelation of the Gentiles, and the glory of Thy people Israel” (Lk. 2:32).

For a much clearer exposition of our Church’s position on the critical issues affecting Orthodoxy today, please read the Clergy Confession approved by our Metropolitan.

April 3, 2011

New Priest Ordained for Minneapolis

ON the Fourth Sunday in Lent (Laetare Sunday), Fr. Eugene McLawhorn was ordained to the holy priesthood by Metropolitan John. Fr. Eugene will serve as a […]
March 31, 2011

Ecclesiastical Status of Hieromonk Christopher (Wayt)

As of March, 2011, the current ecclesiastical status of Hieromonk Christopher(Wayt) is: SUSPENDED For questions concerning the legality or validity of ecclesiastical acts performed by the […]
March 29, 2011

Alleged Concelebration With the Moscow Patriarchate

ON THE SUBJECT OF THE ALLEGED CONCELEBRATION IN EUROPE, Metropolitan John has instructed me (Hierodeacon Augustine) to say that, based upon information available to us, we […]
March 8, 2011

Tomos of Autonomy

original tomos0001 EDITOR: Since this post was published some 9 months ago, communion was severed with the Milan Synod of Europe. It was severed a few […]
March 5, 2011

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