by Jana Sedmera | Jul 10, 2025 | Separate Missionary Articles
Today, on behalf of the Orthodox Christian Mission Center Board of Directors, Board Chair Dr. Gayle Woloschak announced the selection of Dr. Nathan Hoppe as the organization’s new Executive Director. Dr. Hoppe will succeed Fr. Martin Ritsi and transition into his role...
by Jana Sedmera | Mar 31, 2025 | Separate Missionary Articles
“At the end of the 20th century, the Orthodox Church, like all other religious communities in the country, found herself completely destroyed, and her rebirth seemed like an impossible mission. But, again, God sent another enlightened man…Archbishop...
by Jana Sedmera | Feb 13, 2025 | Separate Missionary Articles
Missionary Dana Bates Helps Train Initial Cohort of Youth Ministry Leaders in East Africa This February, a procession of youth, youth leaders, clergy, and Orthodox faithful marched around the grounds of the Makarios III Patriarchal Seminary in Nairobi, Kenya....
by Jana Sedmera | Feb 6, 2025 | Separate Missionary Articles
It is with deep sorrow that we announce the falling asleep of His Beatitude Archbishop Anastasios of Tirana, Durrës, and All Albania who passed away today, Saturday, January 25, 2025, at the age of 95. “It was providential to learn of Archbishop Anastasios’ passing...
by Jana Sedmera | Feb 6, 2025 | Separate Missionary Articles
On Thursday, January 30, Fr. Martin Ritsi, Executive Director of the Orthodox Christian Mission Center, led a delegation of Mission Center Board, staff, and missionaries at the funeral service commemorating the life and falling asleep of His Beatitude Archbishop...
