The following is a recent article I wrote for the parish news letter at Holy Trinity Church in Santa Fe, NM. I grew up in an evangelical family who attended the local Methodist church where I was taught that the Bible and prayer are necessary parts of one’s daily life. The spiritual grounding that I […]
Our Journey into Orthodoxy
by David and Elise Sumner We were chrismated at St. George in January of 2005 and converted to Orthodoxy from the Episcopal Church. Our journey took place over the last few years as we began reading books about Eastern Orthodoxy. Several things about Orthodoxy, and especially the Antiochian Orthodox Church, attracted us. We felt pulled […]
The Story of Subdeacon John Dutcher
John R. Dutcher was ordained as Sub-deacon October 17, 2004 at St. Elijah’s Orthodox Christian Church-Oklahoma City, OK and fell asleep on August 8, 2008 – With the help of Nila Dutcher, his loving wife, we have an account of his personal journey to Orthodoxy. May his memory be eternal+! I guess you could say […]
The Incredible Story of a Renowned Orthodox Missionary…
The Story of Fr. Maximus Regis Urbanowicz Baptized Roman Catholic, later becoming an Episcopal* priest and missionary, and three years ago having been received with his family into the Holy Orthodox Church, he is a zealous Orthodox missionary and evangelist. Maximus has been involved in various church ministries including Foundation Park –a ministry for the poor, […]
Why In The World Would An Episcopalian Become Orthodox
by Fr. Patrick McCauley Why would an Episcopalian become Orthodox? When I first became an Episcopalian years ago, a friend facetiously told me that I had joined the “best church that money could buy.” In fact, another wag observed that the Episcopal Church is the “Cadillac of American Christianity’’ and the ‘‘Chevis Regal of Protestantism.’’ […]