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The Orthodox Mission in Kenya

July 29, 2016 By Fr. John 4 Comments

Orthodoxy is alive and well on the African continent. Enjoy this short video and listen to the beautiful liturgy. Happy moments to celebrate the consecration of the second Bishop in Kenya. The Orthodox Church of Kenya has always had one Bishop (at a time) since its inception in 1946. But things have change. Today there […]

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30 years of Orthodox Missionary Ministry

December 19, 2015 By Fr. John 1 Comment

From the Diocese of Nairobi, Kenya, a report on 3 decades of Orthodox missionary ministry in Kenya My dear brothers, Rejoice in the Lord! I am particularly happy and moved to be in touch with you from the missionary Diocese of Kenya, which is located in the eastern part of the African Continent. With God’s […]

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From The Heart Of Africa

December 8, 2012 By Fr. John 5 Comments

An interview with Fr. Phillip Gatari, an Orthodox priest from Kenya Fr. Phillip Gatari recently visited Moscow. He was a guest of Sretensky Monastery for two days, and celebrated the Liturgy with the brothers and other visiting monks from Mt. Athos. After the services, this joyful pastor told us about Orthodoxy in Kenya and his […]

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Son of the Prime Minister in Kenya is Baptized & Married as an Orthodox Christian

July 31, 2012 By Fr. John 9 Comments

Metropolitan Makarios of Kenya received about a month ago into the Orthodox Church the first-born son of Prime Minister Raila Odinga, Fidel Castro Odinga (named after the Cuban revolutionary leader), who was accompanied by his then future wife Lwam Getachew Bekele who is half Eritrean and half Ethiopian. The couple had expressed their great desire […]

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Swahili in St. Petersburg

December 19, 2011 By Fr. John 3 Comments

December 16 at 14:30 at the second Winter Orthodox exhibition at the Exhibition Center of the North-West of Russia the priest, Philip Gatari from Kenya, will conduct a prayer service in Swahili, which will be the beginning of the program devoted to the Orthodox Church in this East African country. Father Philip Gatari is priest […]

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