This section lists organizations which belong to the wider church community, all over the earth.
- Standing Conference of Canonical Orthodox Bishops of the Americas – http://www.scoba.us/
- The website of this council, which brings together the canonical hierarchs of Orthodox jurisdictions in the Americas…in order to foster ties of unity among the canonical Orthodox Churches and administrations for a stronger and more visible witness to the Orthodox Faith.
- SCOBA has a variety of initiatives and ministries, including Orthodox Christian Fellowships, the Orthodox Christian Mission Centre, the Joint Commission of Orthodox and Roman Catholic Bishops, and many more. more.
- Syndesmos - http://www.syndesmos.org
- This is the website of the World Fellowship of Orthodox Youth.
- Sobornost - http://www.sobornost.org/
- This is the website of the Fellowship of St. Alban and St. Sergius, a long-standing organization at Oxford University. Their journal, Sobornost, deals with subjects relating the life and thought of the Eastern Churches and their relationship with Western Christendom. It includes articles written by scholars and experts, reviews of recently-published books, reports on new developments in the field of ecumenism and related issues.
- The journal is not free, but does offer a free sample.
- International Orthodox Christian Charities – http://www.iocc.org
- This inter-jurisdictional humanitarian organization seeks to provide assistance to the poor, either in response to emergencies or long term socio-economic development needs, with the long-term goal of developing a sustainable indigenous capacity to carry out such programs.
- This inter-jurisdictional humanitarian organization seeks to provide assistance to the poor, either in response to emergencies or long term socio-economic development needs, with the long-term goal of developing a sustainable indigenous capacity to carry out such programs.
- The Orthodox Peace Fellowship – http://incommunion.org
- The Orthodox Peace Fellowship seeks to apply the teachings of the Gospel in situations of conflict, whether on a small scale, such as in the home, workplace, or parish, or on a large scale between nations. It boasts an impressive advisory board of individuals such as the Archbishop of Albania, Metropolitan Kallistos Ware, Fr. Thomas Hopko, Frederica Mathewes-Green, Mother Raphaela Wilkinson,
- They also publish a free online quarterly journal entitled In Communion, also available on their website.
- The Worldwide Directory of Orthodox Monasteries – http://www.orthodox-monasteries.com
- This excellent website lists monasteries by country, as well as pictures and reviews of various monasteries by pilgrims. It is uncertain who maintains the website, but it seems that they rely at least in part on viewers to send them information about monasteries around the world.
- Mount Athos – http://www.inathos.gr/athos/en
- Mount Athos is the spiritual centre of Orthodoxy, a peninsula located in Greece and inhabited for the most part by monks. While this Holy Mountain has a rich history and countless historical treasures, it is the vibrant spiritual life of the monks that makes it such a crucial site for Orthodox people throughout the world. We encourage you to peruse this site, and learn about what monasticism means, what the different forms of monastic life are like in the Orthodox tradition, and more.
