What is Orthodoxy?
The Orthodox Church traces its roots directly and without interruption to Jesus and the Apostles. After the Day of Pentecost the Apostles went into the world preaching the Gospel of salvation in and through Jesus Christ. They founded communities throughout the Mediterranean and Middle East and from the original Patriarchates of Jerusalem, Antioch, Alexandria, Constantinople and Rome the Church spread throughout the world.

After a number of centuries, various differences in theology and practice arose between the Eastern and Western churches. This resulted in the initial split in 1054 and culminated in the sack of Constantinople in 1204. The Western church became known as the Roman Catholic Church and the Eastern church continued on as the Orthodox Catholic Church.

Orthodox Christians believe that God has fully revealed himself and offered us eternal life in His Son Jesus Christ. The fullness of God's gifts to humanity is to be found in the life of our Mother, the Church. To us, the Church is a foretaste of the Kingdom of Heaven here on earth. Through our life in the Church we attempt to live these divine revelations of God. Therefore, we believe that we must guard and uphold the integrity of the Holy Orthodox Faith as it was handed down to us by Jesus Christ and His Apostles, defined by the Holy Ecumenical Councils, written and approved by the Holy Fathers and lived by the Saints.

What Will You Find at St. Michael's?
St. Michael’s seeks to be a community of Orthodox Christians that proclaim the truth as it is revealed by God in Christ, to faithfully hand on the Holy Tradition, and to manifest the truth of the Gospel in the way we live our lives as individual Christians and as a community.