The Orthodox Church is the original Christian Church established by Jesus Christ in 33 AD. From that time on, the successors to the Apostles, the bishops, have maintained incorrupt this holy faith.
The Holy Metropolis of North and South America is an autonomous diocese of the Church of the Genuine Orthodox Christians of Greece, under His Beatitude, Archbishop Chrysostomos II. Founded in 1954 by His Eminence, Metropolitan Petros of Astoria, the Metropolis now consists of some ten parishes and missions and several monasteries. Our bishop is His Eminence, Metropolitan Pavlos, and his assistant bishop is His Grace, Bishop Christodoulos.
We invite you to visit one of our parishes or to get in contact with us if you have any questions about our Church.
In 1924, the Church of Greece ushered in the pan-heresy of Ecumenism in a form tangible to every believer—by changing the Church's traditional Julian calendar. It adopted the papal Gregorian calendar, thereby evincing a desire to concelebrate, not with the Church Triumphant in heaven, but rather with the heretics of the fallen West.
Jonesboro is a town located near the Eastern border of Arkansas, with a population of approximately 60,000. From a human standpoint, it’s not the most likely candidate for a traditional Orthodox mission, but for an Orthodox Christian who orders his priorities around Christ and His Church, it makes perfect sense.
Q. In considering becoming part of the GOC in America, I am getting warnings from various circles that the attitude of GOC people is that of being “walled off,” “arrogant,” “judgmental,” and “in your face” toward those not in the Genuine Orthodox Church, with accusations such as “World Orthodox” priests are “not even Christians” and the like. Could you give me your personal, realistic assessment of this dynamic and possibly refer me to an official statement on how GOC members should and do relate to and communicate with those in “World Orthodoxy”?