Metropolitan Agathonikos of Arusha thanks the Fraternity for its support to the Mission in Tanzania, including the first Orthodox Church in Dodoma, the Cathedral of Arusha, and two boreholes for clean water. At the same time, he appeals for a new church in Matalauwe.
Bishop Nektarios of Gulu presented motorcycles, donated by the Fraternity, to priests in Northern Uganda to facilitate their ministry in the region’s scattered Orthodox communities. Please help with the second purchase.
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.
Metropolitan Agathonikos of Arusha performed the consecration of the first Orthodox Church in Dodoma, the new capital of Tanzania, which was built with a donation from the Fraternity. This was followed by the baptism of the first twenty-five catechumens of the area!
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!
Let us support the Holy Diocese of Goma to proceed with the construction of the first Orthodox school throughout Eastern Congo and offer the gift of education to over 1,000 children of Goma.
