The Holy Eastern Orthodox Catholic and Apostolic Church in North America, inc

The Holy Eastern Orthoox Catholic and Apostolic Chuch in North America was established in North Amrica on Feb. 2, 1927 by the Synod of Bishops of the Russian Orthodox Church in North America as an autocephalous canonical church and incorporated on Feb. 1, 1928 by His Eminence Archbishop Aftimios Ofiesh and 7 others.

This church has had many divisions because of clergy leaving and establishing "new" independent churches contrary to canon and without the support or blessings of any of the Patriarchs of the ethnic churches (i.e. Russian, Greek, etc). We are the same church corporation today. We are not a new or re-established church using this name.

We offer unity to clergy with valid lines and to those serious clergy with a shadow on their lines. These independent churches will not grow in the present climate in the country regarding orthodoxy. If the major churches cannot grow and continue the in-fighting how do we expectto grow in this country when we do not have roots from a valid church that is acting within its true and rightful Archdiocese? Since this church was esablished to serve the English speaking Orthodox Community in North America by the recognized church who oversaw all orthodoxy in the "new world" it would appear we are all able to unite under this banner are serve as one true church.

Please allow us to re-state this fact. Irregardless of the rumors and lies you hear we are the same corporate Church that was chartered on Feb. 2, 1927 and incorporated Feb. 1, 1928. We can document this. As such we are a canonically established traditional orthodox Church operating within our lawful jurisdiction, North America.

We are the same Church and Corporation established by the Synod of Bishops of the Russian Orthodox Church in North America in 1927 and incorporated in 1928. We continue today as the Autonomous and Autocephalous Canonical Church that we were established as and we continue to serve the english speaking orthodox community as we were intended to. We are mainly a western rite Church today since the people seem to prefer the western rite liturgy.