The Orthodox Church

The Orthodox Church is the Church which has existed continuously in the Middle East and Greece since 33AD, from the time of the Apostles. It is the faith of the majority of Christians in the Middle East, Greece, Russia, Romania, Serbia, Albania, Ukraine, Georgia and Bulgaria. With the exception of Rome, the local Churches mentioned in the New Testament have, continuously until today, remained Orthodox. The Churches Corinth, Thessaloniki, Damascus, etc., are Orthodox.  Learn More About Orthodox Christianity

The Orthodox Church in America is the continuation of the first Orthodox mission to North America, begun in Alaska in 1794 by St. Herman and 6 other Russian monks. The Church has been in continuous operation in America since that time, and is the second largest Orthodox jurisdiction in America, with over 600 congregations. It was granted autocephaly (self-government) by the Patriarch of Moscow in 1970, at which time we took the name Orthodox Church in America because we want to be a Church for all Americans, not just a particular ethnic group. We are in full Communion with the Greek, Antiochian, Russian, and other canonical Orthodox Churches in this country and abroad.

His Beatitude Tikhon, Metropolitan of All America and Canada

His Beatitude Tikhon, Metropolitan of All America and Canada

The Most Reverend Alexander, Archbishop of the Diocese of Dallas and the South

Fr. Michael Rehmet & Matushka Gina Marie

Father Michael and Matushka Gina Marie converted to Orthodoxy in 2009. Father Michael initially served his home parish as a member of both the choir and altar servers, served six years as Warden, and was tonsured Reader, Sub-Deacon and Deacon before going to St. Tikhon’s Orthodox Theological Seminary in the Autumn of 2020. Father Michael was ordained to the Holy Priesthood by His Grace Bishop Gerasim at St. Tikhon’s on the Feast of the Presentation of our Lord at the Temple, February 2, 2023. He graduated from St. Tikhon’s in May of 2023. Father Michael and his eldest son, Elias, hold the distinction of being the first father/son duo to graduate in the same class from St. Tikhon’s, founded in 1938. 


Father Michael and Matushka Gina are the proud parents of three fine young men, all of whom are dedicated to the Orthodox Church, along with their lovely wives and families. Father Michael and Matushka Gina are the proud grandparents of two beautiful grandsons, and they hope that number will increase before too long, God willing. 

 


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