People from all walks of life and backgrounds are embracing the Orthodox Faith. Below are stories of converts to the Orthodox Church sharing their inspiring journey.
- John’s Journey to the Orthodox Church
I’ve always wanted to know the truth about things. The truth is Christ. And the only place to find Christ is in His Church. Just as Christ cannot be divided, neither can His Church. There is only one Church, and that is the one founded by Christ and His Apostles. It’s the Church we read… Read more: John’s Journey to the Orthodox Church - Fevronia’s Journey to the Orthodox Church
I’ve searched for true love both within Christianity and through other forms of spiritualism and was consistently left with an unsatisfying hunger. In my exploration of other churches, I had many questions that went untouched or conversely were answered with more certainty than I could discern as trustworthy. Additionally, I could not bring myself to trust their church… Read more: Fevronia’s Journey to the Orthodox Church - Eduardo’s Journey to the Orthodox Church
My name is Eduardo and I have been Orthodox for a little over two months now. My Journey into Orthodoxy began a few years ago when I met my wife. I was raised in a very traditional Mexican family and practiced Catholicism most of my life. I’d like to think I was fairly involved: I… Read more: Eduardo’s Journey to the Orthodox Church - Tom’s Journey to OrthodoxyAs a convert to the Orthodox Church, I can say my spiritual journey has been what it needed to be. There is a big difference between my friends who are born into Orthodox families and those who convert to the Orthodox faith. Someone once said that there is a “God shaped vacuum within each of… Read more: Tom’s Journey to Orthodoxy
- Mary’s Journey to OrthodoxyWhen I would go and sit in the back of the very large Greek Orthodox Cathedral, I would get such a deep sense of peace from the service whether it was a full-blown Sunday service with the choir and lots of people or a quieter midweek service. I always felt like time there in the… Read more: Mary’s Journey to Orthodoxy
- Melissa’s Journey to Orthodoxy
I come from a broken family. I was emotionally neglected through my formative years. There was a short time when I knew God in my childhood, one sad Christmas spent alone playing Christmas songs on piano while everyone else in my family was absorbed in their problems, but I lost Him through my teenage years. I wasted… Read more: Melissa’s Journey to Orthodoxy - Justin’s Journey to Orthodoxy
I was born in Chico, California and was baptized as a baby into the Lutheran church. My father was originally from Wisconsin where the Lutheran church is only rivaled in size by the Roman Catholic church. As the first Protestants, the Lutherans have much in common with the Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox Church such… Read more: Justin’s Journey to Orthodoxy - Mariah’s Journey to OrthodoxyI was baptized into the Orthodox Church when I was 4 years old. My parents were divorced and my brother and I spent most of the time with our mother. In the summers we were with our father, summer days filled with younger siblings and Church outings. By the Grace of God, Orthodoxy was a… Read more: Mariah’s Journey to Orthodoxy