On July 4, the first Orthodox church in Colombia was inaugurated. This is the Holy Church of Saint Athanasius the Great in Cereté, built with a donation from the Fraternity. Bishop Timothy recounts the entire journey from the establishment of the Metropolis of Panama to this historic day for Orthodoxy in Colombia.
In recognition of his missionary work in Northern Tanzania, His Grace Bishop Chrysostomos of Bukoba and Western Tanzania will be awarded an Honorary Doctorate on Thursday, July 23, at the Ceremony Hall of the Faculty of Philosophy, AUTh.
We continue to fund infrastructure projects in the Holy Metropolis of Arusha with your support. This year, we selected a well and two sacred churches.
On the eve of the Holy Apostles, Father Timothy from Indonesia welcomed new illumined members into the Orthodox Church, performing the sacrament of baptism.
The Fraternity funded a new well in Eastern Uganda. Bishop Silvestros is now seeking support for the construction of buildings for the local Orthodox school.
A container of humanitarian aid has arrived in Southern Madagascar, carrying church supplies, medical equipment, and fourteen tons of food. Particularly noteworthy are over two hundred seats for the first church in the world dedicated to Saint Chrysostom Papasarantopoulos!
A new water well was inaugurated in Lundu village, funded by the Fraternity.
Fr. Methodios Sri Gunarjo describes the latest developments of the missionary work in Central Java, Indonesia: sixteen Muslims expressed interest in Orthodoxy, three were baptized, and the annual camp concluded with seventy participants, six of whom are preparing to become catechumens!
The second well funded by the Fraternity in South Sudan is now a reality and will provide clean drinking water to 500 families.
The Fraternity responded with the amount of €36,200 to the appeal from the Holy Metropolis of Accra for the repair of the Metropolis’s sacred churches, which are extensively damaged. You can also support this effort.
On June 19th, the Fraternity hosted the first meeting of the faculty members of the Orthodox Theological School of Kinshasa at its offices in Thessaloniki.
For another year, the Fraternity continued its presentations on Orthodox Missionary Work in schools, as part of the Active Citizen Initiatives.
