Discover the Orthodox Faith for yourself
The mission of the British Orthodox Church within the Coptic Orthodox Patriarchate is to share the good news of the Orthodox Faith with British people in their own culture.
We have launched the British Orthodox Fellowship, so that our many friends and enquirers can join a community supported by the life of the British Orthodox Church.
Our aim is to help British people discover that they can be authentically and canonically Orthodox while remaining genuinely British. But we also warmly welcome all who wish to worship and learn with us, whatever their culture.
What's New
Four talks by Abba Seraphim on the First Millenium of British Christianity will take place at St Alban's Orthodox Church, Chatham in September and October. All are welcome to what should be an interesting series of presentations. More info can be found here.
Come and help us! on Saturday 6th September there will be a Work Day at St Felix Orthodox Church, Babingley. If you are able to help us to keep this special building in good repair then we would warmly welcome your assistance. Last year we had a wonderful time and wonderful weather. We expect to start about 9:00 and finish towards late afternoon. If you are then do come and help and share in some inspiring fellowship.
A British Orthodox Day Conference took place on the 10th May at St Andrews Church, Mickfield, Suffolk. A large group of Church members, friend and Fellowship members gathered together. The weather could not have been better and the wide range of talks, times of prayer and wonderful buffet lunch were appreciated by all who were able to attend. More info can be found here
Metropolitan Seraphim celebrated the Orthodox Liturgy at the Annual Glastonbury Pilgrimage on the 21st June. Supported by British Orthodox clergy he had been invited to celebrate the Orthodox Liturgy in the Abbey crypt representing the Orthodox Church at this major national event. More info can be found here
His Holiness Pope Shenouda fractured his femur on 10th June and continues to receive treatment. We urge all Christians to pray earnestly for the shepherd of the Coptic Orthodox Patriarchate.
Subdeacon Peter Theodore Farrington has been invited to participate at a World Council of Churches meeting in Geneva September 28th - October 1st, to consider the theme “The Bible, Chaos & Catastrophe” following his submission of a paper, Natural disasters in the Sixth Century Chronicle of Pseudo Joshua. Read this paper here
