Our church is a continuation of the Church founded by our Lord Jesus Christ, the Holy Metropolis activities began in 2010, and a lot has changed for us over the years but one thing has remained consistent: a focus on helping people live in love for the Kingdom of God.

Our headquarter is situated in the city of Harrisburg, the capital city of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and our African headquarter is situated in Makogi, Ogun State in Nigeria. But our people represent a rich diversity of ethnic, educational and socio-economic backgrounds around the inhabited earth.

The True Orthodox Church Holy Metropolis of America, with its headquarters located in the City of Harrisburg, the capital city of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, is an Archdiocese of the True Orthodox Church Holy Metropolis. The Archdiocese serves as a beacon, carrier, and witness of the message of Christ to all persons who live in the United States of America, through divine worship, preaching, teaching, and living of the Orthodox Christian Faith. Learn more about His Eminence Archbishop Mark, the Metropolises, Parishes, National Ministries and many Organizations, Institutions and more.

Before the establishment of an Archdiocese in the Western Hemisphere there were numerous communities of Orthodox Christians.

Organization

The True Orthodox Church Holy Metropolis of America is composed of an Archdiocesan District — Pennsylvania and eight Metropolises: Nigeria, Congo Kinshasa, Congo Brazzaville, Ecuador, Benin Republic, Ecuador, Cameroun, Uganda and Tanzania. It is governed by the Metropolitan Archbishop and the Eparchial Synod of Bishops. The Synod of Bishops is headed by the Metropolitan Archbishop and comprised of the Bishops who oversee the ministry of the Metropolises. It has all the authority and responsibility which the Church canons provide for a provincial synod.

There are 54 parishes, 71 priests and approximately 18,000 faithful in theTrue Orthodox Church Holy Metropolis of America. The Archdiocese receives within its ranks and under its spiritual aegis and pastoral care Orthodox Christians, who either as individuals or as organized groups in Metropolises and Parishes have voluntarily come to it and which acknowledge the ecclesiastical and canonical jurisdiction of the Genuine Orthodox Church.

Mission

The mission of the Archdiocese is to proclaim the Gospel of Christ, to teach and spread the Orthodox Christian Faith, to energize, cultivate, and guide the life of the Church in the United States of America and all over the inhabited earth according to the Genuine Orthodox Christian Faith and Tradition.

The True Orthodox Church Holy Metropolis in America sanctifies the faithful through divine worship, especially the Holy Eucharist and other Sacraments, building the spiritual and ethical life of the faithful in accordance with the Holy Scriptures, Sacred Tradition, the doctrines and canons of the Ecumenical and local Councils, the canons of the Holy Apostles and the Fathers of the Church and of all other Councils recognized by the Orthodox Church.

Our mission:

Our mission is to continually build a church that is traditional, constantly defending the true faith, pursues the teaching of God’s Word and always provides an atmosphere for positive relationships to grow and develop.