The Orthodox Christian Church traces its origins to Jesus Christ and the Holy Apostles. We humbly, yet confidently professes to be, THE CHURCH, founded on the apostolic witness to our Lord, 50 days after Christ's resurrection on the day of Pentecost. The Church subsequently spread to every corner of the world and for 2,000 years has made known to men, women, and children the path to salvation through repentance and faith in Christ.
It has been said that the Orthodox Church is evangelical, but not Protestant. It is orthodox, but not Jewish. It is catholic, but not Roman. It isn't non-denominational - it is pre-denominational. It has believed, taught, preserved, defended and died for the Faith of the Apostles for 2000 years.
Throughout the world there are more than 300 million Orthodox Christians. Although the Orthodox Church is a very ancient church, it is relatively new to many in North America. In North America Orthodox Christians number around 2 million people. There are over 2800 parishes, missions, institutions and monasteries in North America. The Orthodox Church in North America continues to reveal Herself and invite all people to come and see the fullness of the faith and to embrace it as their own.
St. Nicholas Orthodox Church in particular is a unique community, made up of people from a wide variety of backgrounds and is truly a witness to the universality of Orthodoxy. Our community consists of individuals with backgrounds from Albania, Belarus, Bulgaria, Canada, Greece, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Slovakia, Syria, the Ukraine, and the United States. We are truly Pan-Orthodox. Several members were born into Orthodox families but many others have converted to the Orthodox Faith as adults. Together we are either rediscovering the faith after manylong years, or learning about Jesus Christ and the Orthodox Church for the very first time. Please join us! Come and see!
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