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The majority of the churches of the Evangelical Orthodox Church (EOC) were received into the Antiochian Archdiocese under his emminence, Metropolitan Philip, in 1987. A number of EOC churches were not ready to take this step at the time.

Indianapolis Diocese (EOC)

The O Great Mystery website was started on behalf of a somewhat small part of the remaining EOC: the churches and monastery under the care of EOC bishop Kenneth SAMUEL Jensen of Indianapolis. Praise God that all of his churches are now part of the Orthodox Church in America (OCA).

Holy Trinity Orthodox Church (EOC)
Now Saint John the Forerunner Orthodox Church (OCA)

Indianapolis, Indiana

Status:

• Majority chrismated July 10, 2002, in Diocese of the Midwest
• Given new name by his grace, JOB of Chicago and the Midwest.
• Fr. Joseph Gibson ordained in August 2002.
• Some former members reconstituted as St. Paul the Apostle Evangelical Orthodox Church, under EOC bp. JEROLD Gliege of Saskatoon.

Saint Stephen Orthodox Church (EOC, now OCA)

Crawfordsville, Indiana

Status:

• All members chrismated July 17, 2002, in Diocese of the Midwest
• Fr. David Maroney ordained in August 2002.

Blessed Incarnation Orthodox Church (EOC)
Now Saint Timothy Orthodox Church (OCA)

Toccoa, Georgia

Status: Majority chrismated in Diocese of the South

All Saints Orthodox Church (EOC, now OCA)

Woodstock, Georgia

Status:

• All were chrismated in Diocese of the South
• Mission dissolved just prior to death of Photius Loudermilk, one of two former priests in the EOC.
• Members integrated into either St. John the Wonderworker or St. Mary of Egypt parish.
• Chuck (Barnabas) Powell, the other former priest, accepted a position as Media Director for Orthodox Christian Networks, the media arm of the Standing Conference of Canonical Orthodox Bishops in America.

Christ the Life-giver Orthodox Church (EOC)
Now Saint Athanasius Orthodox Church (OCA)

Nicholasville, Kentucky

Status:

• All were chrismated on the Feast of the Encounter, 2002, in the Diocese of the South
• Given new name by Abp. DMITRI of Dallas and all the South
• Fr. David ordained deacon on the Feast of Ss. Peter and Paul, 2002
• Fr. David ordained priest on the Feast of All Saints, 2002
• Parish awarded Church Planting Grant by OCA Department of Evangelization in 2004.
• Fr. David became the associate director of the Orthodox Christian Mission Center (OCMC) in December 2006.

EOC Monastery

Holy Redeemer Monastery (EOC)

Originally near Bloomfield, Indiana

It is with great sadness that we bid farewell to Mothers Pilar and Paula. We have lost contact with them over the years. To the best of our knowledge they continue to serve in the EOC under EOC bp. CHRISTOPHER of Terre Haute.

Other Related EOC

Holy Comforter Orthodox Church (EOC)
Now Saint Thomas the Apostle Mission (OCA)

Status:

• Received in the Diocese of the Midwest in 1994, before the rest of these parishes considered entrance into the OCA.
• A pleasant surprise that as we planned to join the OCA, we found another EOC church that had led the way.

Note: the O Great Mystery website team had no knowledge of this church until after we began our journey into the OCA, although we know others at Holy Trinity (EOC) were aware of them as they were also under bishop SAMUEL.

Other EOC Churches

To the best of our knowledge, a number of churches continue to exist as a communion with the name Evangelical Orthodox Church. We no longer keep in touch with any of them. We pray that they too will one day be able to make the leap into the Orthodox Church.

Last updated:
Eve of the Sunday of St. Mary of Egypt / Mar 20, 2010.

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