Tuesday, December 20, 2011

One Orthodox Church for Every Country- Taiwan to Tuvalu




These are all churches that currently hold Orthodox services. If I can't find evidence of a church that holds regular services (house churches count), then the country does not have an Orthodox Church listed. I have included Oriental Orthodox Churches. If you know of a country with an Orthodox Church that I have missed or overlooked, please let me know.



Taiwan
Holy Trinity Orthodox Church, Taipei



Tajikistan
St Nicholai Orthodox Church, Dushanbe



Tanzania
Church of the Twelve Apostles, Bukoba



Thailand



Togo

I cannot find any evidence of an Orthodox Church in Togo. 
Please pray for an Orthodox Church here!


Tonga

I cannot find any evidence of an Orthodox Church in Tonga. 
Please pray for an Orthodox Church here!





Transnistria 
Church of the Nativity, Tiraspol 



Trinidad and Tobago
Holy Trinity Parish, Beetham Gardens, Port of Spain



Tunisia
Greek Orthodox Church of St George, Tunis



Turkey
Patriarchal Church of St George, Constantinople/Istanbul 



Turkmenistan
Church of St Nicholas the Wonderworker, Ashgabat


Tuvalu

I cannot find any evidence of an Orthodox Church in Tuvalu.
Please pray for an Orthodox Church here!





One Orthodox Church for Every Country- Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic to Syria




These are all churches that currently hold Orthodox services. If I can't find evidence of a church that holds regular services (house churches count), then the country does not have an Orthodox Church listed. I have included Oriental Orthodox Churches. If you know of a country with an Orthodox Church that I have missed or overlooked, please let me know.




Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic


I cannot find any evidence of an Orthodox Church in the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic.
Please pray for an Orthodox Church here!





Saint Kitts and Nevis







Saint Lucia


I cannot find any evidence of an Orthodox Church in St Lucia.
Please pray for an Orthodox Church here!



Saint Vincent and the Grenadines


I cannot find any evidence of an Orthodox Church in St Vincent and the Grenadines.
Please pray for an Orthodox Church here!



Samoa  


I cannot find any evidence of an Orthodox Church in Samoa.
Please pray for an Orthodox Church here!
San Marino


 
Couldn't find a church in San Marino, but this is Sts Cyril and Methodius Bulgarian Orthodox Church in Rome (formerly Santi Vincenzo e Anastasio a Trevi). It was presented as a gift by Pope John Paul II to the Bulgarian Orthodox Church and now serves as the seat of the Bulgarian Orthodox bishop for Italy, San Marino, and Malta.





Sao Tome and Principe


I cannot find any evidence of an Orthodox Church in Sao Tome and Principe.
Please pray for an Orthodox Church here!





Saudi Arabia


Please pray for all the Saudi Christians!





Senegal


I cannot find any evidence of an Orthodox Church in Senegal.
Please pray for an Orthodox Church here!





Serbia


St Michael's Cathedral, Belgrade











Singapore





Slovakia

Orthodox Church in Slovakia
(I couldn't figure out what the name of the parish was- sorry)





Slovenia

Saints Cyril and Methodius Orthodox Church, Ljubljana




Solomon Islands


I cannot find any evidence of an Orthodox Church on the Solomon Islands.
Please pray for an Orthodox Church here!





Somalia

It is very dangerous to be a Christian in Somalia. Due to the ongoing civil war in the southern part of the country, professing Christians in Somalia face persecution and sometimes death.  Please pray for the Somalian Christians!





Somaliland

Somaliland has very few Christians and the promotion of any religion other than Islam is illegal. Please pray for the Christians here!





South Korea

St Paul Orthodox Church, Incheon




South Ossetia


 Church of the Dormition of the Theotokos, Tsunari





South Sudan


 St Stylianos Greek Orthodox Church, Juba



Spain

Parish of St John the Baptist, Veinat de Planils




Sri Lanka


I cannot find any evidence of an Orthodox Church in Sri Lanka.
Please pray for an Orthodox Church here!





Sudan
 Holy Virgin Mary Coptic Orthodox Church, Khartoum





Suriname


I cannot find any evidence of an Orthodox Church in Suriname.
Please pray for an Orthodox Church here!
Swaziland


I cannot find any evidence of an Orthodox Church in Swaziland.
Please pray for an Orthodox Church here!



Sweden
The Icon of Our Lady of Kazan Church, Vasteras




Switzerland 




Syria

Church of the Entrance of the Theotokos, Hama



Monday, August 22, 2011

One Orthodox Church for Every Country- Republic of the Congo to Rwanda


These are all churches that currently hold Orthodox services. If I can't find evidence of a church that holds regular services (house churches count), then the country does not have an Orthodox Church listed. I have included Oriental Orthodox Churches. If you know of a country with an Orthodox Church that I have missed or overlooked, please let me know. 



Republic of the Congo




Romania
Curtea de Arges Cathedral of St Nicholas, Curtea de Arges



Russia
Fyodorovskaya Church, Yaroslav 
First church returned by the Soviets to the Russian Orthodox Church.




Rwanda
I can't find the name of a church in Rwanda, but here is the bishop holding a child.

Update: FIRST ORTHODOX CHURCH BEING BUILT!



It is named after the Holy Trinity and is being built in Nyamata with the support of the "Brotherhood of Orthodox External Missions of Thessaloniki".

Rwandan people have shown great interest in Orthodoxy, but financial difficulties in purchasing land and the settlement of relevant documents delayed the construction work. 

Please pray for the Orthodox Church in Rwanda!

Friday, August 12, 2011

One Orthodox Church for Every Country- Qatar


These are all churches that currently hold Orthodox services. If I can't find evidence of a church that holds regular services (house churches count), then the country does not have an Orthodox Church listed. I have included Oriental Orthodox Churches. If you know of a country with an Orthodox Church that I have missed or overlooked, please let me know. 


Qatar is the only Q country. Enjoy!

Qatar

One Orthodox Church for Every Country- Pakistan to Portugal


These are all churches that currently hold Orthodox services. If I can't find evidence of a church that holds regular services (house churches count), then the country does not have an Orthodox Church listed. I have included Oriental Orthodox Churches. If you know of a country with an Orthodox Church that I have missed or overlooked, please let me know. 



Pakistan
Fr John Tavneer is the first Orthodox priest in Pakistan.
Please pray for the growing Pakistani Orthodox Church!



Palau
I cannot find any evidence of an Orthodox Church in Palau.
Please pray for an Orthodox Church here!



Palestinian Territories
St George Orthodox Church, Taybeh, West Bank



St Porphyrius Greek Orthodox Church, Gaza



Panama
Greek Orthodox Cathedral of Panama, San Francisco



Papua New Guinea
I cannot find any evidence of an Orthodox Church in Papua New Guinea.
Please pray for an Orthodox Church here!



Paraguay
Ukrainian Orthodox Church, Encarnacion






Peru
Orthodox Church of the Holy Trinity, Lima



Philippines
Protection of the Blessed Virgin Mary Orthodox Parish, Caloocan City






Poland
Jableczna Monastery Church, Jableczna



Portugal
Parish of St Sergius of Radonege




Tuesday, August 9, 2011

One Orthodox Church for Every Country- Oman



These are all churches that currently hold Orthodox services. If I can't find evidence of a church that holds regular services (house churches count), then the country does not have an Orthodox Church listed. I have included Oriental Orthodox Churches. If you know of a country with an Orthodox Church that I have missed or overlooked, please let me know. 






Oman is the only O country. Enjoy!




Oman
Mar Gregorios Malankara Orthodox Church, Muscat



One Orthodox Church for Every Country- Nagorno-Karabakh to Norway





These are all churches that currently hold Orthodox services. If I can't find evidence of a church that holds regular services (house churches count), then the country does not have an Orthodox Church listed. I have included Oriental Orthodox Churches. If you know of a country with an Orthodox Church that I have missed or overlooked, please let me know. 



Note: I suppose it's my own fault for counting Abkhazia and Kosovo as countries when their status is iffy. I will continue to include all disputed sovereign states (argh this means I have to include Northern Cyprus), but I will refrain from including micronations.



Nagorno-Karabakh 
Ghazanchetsots Cathedral (Cathedral of Christ the Holy Savior), Shusa



Namibia 
Coptic Orthodox Church, Windhoek



Nauru
I cannot find any evidence of an Orthodox Church in Nauru. 
Please pray for an Orthodox Church here!



Nepal
Please pray for the growing church in Nepal!



Netherlands
St Nectarios Church, Eindhoven



New Zealand
Serbian Orthodox Church of the Holy King Milutin, Auckland



Nicaragua
I cannot find any evidence of an Orthodox Church in Nicaragua.
Please pray for an Orthodox Church here!



Niger
I cannot find any evidence of an Orthodox Church in Niger. 
Please pray for an Orthodox Church here!



Nigeria
Greek Orthodox Church, Lagos


Northern Cyprus
There are many Greek Orthodox Churches in Northern Cyprus, but the churches are regularly looted, torn down, and their parishioners mistreated by the authorities.
Please pray for the Orthodox Church in Northern Cyprus!



North Korea



Norway
Our Saviour's Orthodox Church, Oslo



Saturday, August 6, 2011

One Orthodox Church for Every Country- Macedonia to Mozambique


These are all churches that currently hold Orthodox services. If I can't find evidence of a church that holds regular services (house churches count), then the country does not have an Orthodox Church listed. I have included Oriental Orthodox Churches. If you know of a country with an Orthodox Church that I have missed or overlooked, please let me know. 



Macedonia
St John the Theologian Church, Kaneo 



Madagascar
Dormition of the Theotokos, Antananarivo 
I can't believe how fast the Church has grown in Madagascar! A mission to the native people was started in 1994 and now there are more than 12,000 Orthodox Christians!



Malawi



Malaysia
St Mary's Orthodox Syrian Cathedral, Kuala Lumpur 



Maldives
There are currently no Orthodox Churches in the Maldive Islands. 
Christianity is illegal in the Maldives. 
It is extremely difficult to be a practicing Christian. 
Please pray for the Maldivian Christians!



Mali
I cannot find any evidence of an Orthodox Church in Mali.
Please pray for an Orthodox Church here!



Malta
Photo: <a href="http://www.malta-canada.com/churches-chapels/Valletta.htm" target="new" class="link">Churches and Chapels of Malta</a>
Church of St Nicholas (Serbian Orthodox), Valletta 



Marshall Islands
I cannot find any evidence of an Orthodox Church in the Marshall Islands.
Please pray for an Orthodox Church here!



Mauritania
The first Orthodox priest for Mauritania was ordained in 2010. 
Fr. Lambros (Labro) will help Orthodoxy to grow in the country, though it is difficult to be a practicing Christian in Mauritania. 
Please pray for him and for the Mauritanian Orthodox Church!



Mexico
St Mary and St Mark Coptic Orthodox Church, Tlayacapan



Micronesia
I cannot find any evidence of an Orthodox Church in Micronesia.
Please pray for an Orthodox Church here!



Moldova
St Teodora de la Sihla Church, Chisinau



Monaco
There is currently one Greek Orthodox Church in Monaco.



Mongolia
Holy Trinity Parish, Ulan Bator 



Montenegro
Cathedral of the Resurrection, Podgorica



Morocco
Holy Dormition Russian Orthodox Church, Casablanca



Mozambique
Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church, Beira