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OCMC Missionary Floyd Frantz Receives "Crucea Transilvania" for 10-years of Service in Romania

Wed, 07/28/2010 - 10:00am
On a very beautiful summer morning in the beginning of July, Bishop Vasile invited Floyd and me, along with Christina Semon, Fr. Marcus and Preotasa Barbara Burch (St. John of the Ladder, OCA) ,...

Orthodox Missionaries Need Your Prayers and Support

Mon, 07/26/2010 - 10:00am
There are now 15 Orthodox Christians from North America who are dedicating two or more years of their lives to provide a living witness to the hope, love, and salvation of Christ with the world as...

OCMC Health Care Mission to Uganda Sees Record Number of Patients

Mon, 07/19/2010 - 10:00am
Northern Uganda had been decimated by war and insurrection for many of the years since its independence from Britain in 1961. Now relatively secure, former residents are beginning to return, and...

The St. Dimitrie Post - Update on OCMC Missionaries, Floyd and Ancuta Frantz

Mon, 07/12/2010 - 10:00am
Greetings, and I hope that this finds you well today, and in good spirits on this the feast day of Sts. Peter and Paul. Here in Romania we are enjoying sunny but mild weather, and I am now back in...

The Garbage Dump

Thu, 07/08/2010 - 10:00am
In June, Fr. Luke Veronis brought a group of Mission Institute students to Tirana. We toured the ministries of the Orthodox Church in Albania and, of course, showed off all the fruits of renewal...

Be an Ambassador for Missions at Your Parish

Thu, 07/01/2010 - 10:00am
The need for Orthodox Christians willing to serve as short-term and long-term missionaries is great. There are many faithful in North America who possess the talents needed to answer this call to...

The Long Journey Home: Orthodox Priests Sharing the Gospel in Mission Lands

Mon, 06/28/2010 - 10:00am
"When I was a boy my father showed me the way to Lodwar. Each semester I would walk for three days across the desert, so that I could receive an education," recalls Fr. Zachariah, one...

Please Pray for Orthodox Clergy and Hierarchs on the Feast of Sts. Peter and Paul

Fri, 06/25/2010 - 10:00am
The Orthodox Christian Mission Center (OCMC) invites you to join us in praying for the clergy and hierarchs of the Orthodox Church around the world who serve as the teachers and guardians of the...

OCMC Receives Two-Year Grant to Completely Retire Mortgage on the Archbishop Anastasios and Archbishop Demetrios Missionary Training and Administration Center

Thu, 06/10/2010 - 10:00am
It is for the Glory of God and His Church that the Orthodox Christian Mission Center (OCMC) is pleased to announce its acceptance of a grant totaling $650,000 awarded by an anonymous donor on June...

Support Orthodox Clergy Around the World through the Support A Mission Priest (SAMP) Program!

Mon, 06/07/2010 - 10:00am
What can you do with $50 a month? Through OCMC's Support A Mission Priest Program, $50 a month can help make it possible for indigenous priests in the world's poorest areas to minister and serve...

Support the Theological Training of Future Orthodox Clergy in 2010

Thu, 06/03/2010 - 10:00am
June 2010"You therefore, my son, be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus. And the things that you have heard from me among many witnesses, commit these to faithful men who will...

Message Issued from the Episcopal Assembly Of the Canonical Orthodox Hierarchs of North and Central America

Fri, 05/28/2010 - 10:00am
On May 26-28, an historic event took place in the convening of the first Episcopal Assembly of the Canonical Orthodox Hierarchs of North and Central America. Among other statements written in the...

Historic Team Arrives in Albania

Wed, 05/26/2010 - 10:00am
Following classes and orientation led by Fr. Luke Veronis, Missionary Nathan Hoppe, and Fr. David Rucker, a Team of 2 priests and 11 seminarians arrived in Albania for two very full weeks of...

Tanzania and James - Pentecost 2010 Update

Sun, 05/23/2010 - 10:00am
Dear Friends,Siku kuu njema! Blessed feast!And greetings once again from Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. I have been here for a month now, and am beginning to settle into life and...

Fraudulent E-mail Sent in Christina Semon's Name

Thu, 05/20/2010 - 10:00am
A fraudulent e-mail has been sent in OCMC Missionary Christina Semon's name stating that she is stranded in the United Kingdom. Please be assured Christina is safe and sound in Romania and...

Fr. Luke Veronis Heads Missions Institute

Mon, 05/10/2010 - 10:00am
Orthodox Christian Mission Center (OCMC) Board Member Father Luke A. Veronis, formerly of Lancaster, recently became Director of the newly established "Missions Institute of...

OCMC Board Gathers to Elect New Officers

Tue, 04/27/2010 - 10:00am
New officers were elected as the Board of the Orthodox Christian Mission Center (OCMC) gathered at the Archbishop Anastasios and Archbishop Demetrios Missionary Training and Administration...

OCMC Mission Team Continues Orthodox Witness among the Turkana of Northern Kenya

Tue, 04/27/2010 - 10:00am
The blast of heat that flooded the cabin of the twin engine prop plane that brought our OCMC Mission Team to Lodwar, Kenya in February, 2010 was a shock. Less than 48-hours earlier we began our...

Help OCMC Share the Gospel by Holding a Walk for Missions in 2010

Mon, 04/26/2010 - 10:00am
The Orthodox Christian Mission Center (OCMC) invites your parish to hold a walk that will help raise support and awareness for missions among the Turkana tribe of northern Kenya. Many of the...

Volunteer Opportunity at the Orthodox Christian Mission Center

Tue, 04/20/2010 - 10:00am
The Orthodox Christian Mission Center (OCMC), located in St. Augustine, FL, is seeking 8 volunteers to join their Thank You Calling Team. Individuals on this team will make calls each month to...