Ministries of SCOBA

Official Agencies of SCOBA

Eastern Orthodox Committee on Scouting (EOCS)
Date Established: 1960
Director: George N. Boulukos
Spiritual Advisor: Fr Luke Uhl

862 Guy Lombardo Ave
Freeport, NY 11520
Telephone: 516-868-4050
Fax: 516-868-4052
http://www.eocs.org

 

International Orthodox Christian Charities (IOCC)
Date Established: 1991
Moderator: Bishop Dimitrios of Xanthos
Director: Constantine Triantafilou

110 West Rd
Baltimore, MD 21204
Telephone: 410-243-9820
Fax: 410-243-9824
Email: relief@iocc.org
http://www.iocc.org

 

Orthodox Christian Education Commission (OCEC)
Date Established: 1960
Moderator: Metropolitan Philip
Director: Fr Paul Kucynda

Administrative Office:
PO Box 174, Centuk Station, Yonkers, NY 10710
Telephone: 914-793-3663
Email: esilk@aol.com

Sales Office:
PO Box 1051
Syracuse, NY 13201-1051
Telephone: 1-800-464-2744, 315-428-1566
Fax: 315-422-1893
Email: gregmel2@aol.com
http://www.orthodoxed.org

 

Orthodox Christian Fellowship (OCF)
Date Established: 1965, 2001
Moderator: Metropolitan Isaiah
Chairman : Fr Mark Leondis
Director: Jennifer Nahas

Telephone: 1-800-919-1623 for US and Canada
Fax: 1-800-531-8803
http://www.ocf.net

 

Orthodox Christian Mission Center (OCMC)
Date Established: 1994
Moderator: Bishop Dimitrios of Xanthos
Director: Fr Martin Ritsi

PO Box 4319
St Augustine, FL 32085-4319
Telephone: 904-829-5132, 1-877-GO FORTH (463-6784)
Fax: 904-829-1635
http://www.ocmc.org

 

Orthodox Christian Network (OCN)
Date Established: 2003
Director: Fr. Chris Metropoulos

PO Box 4690
Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33338-4690
Telephone: 1-877-2RECEIVE (1-877-273-2348)
Email: frchris@receive.org
http://www.receive.org

 

Orthodox Christian Prison Ministry (OCPM)
Date Established: 2005
Chairman: Mr. Kory Warr
Executive Director: Mr. Patrick Tutella

Post Office Box 22965
Oklahoma City, OK 73123
(405) 721-2797 (Office)
(405) 250-5215 (Cell)
E-Mail: info@ocpm-scoba.org
http://www.ocpm-scoba.org

Joint Commissions

Joint Commission of Orthodox & Roman Catholic Bishops
Date Established: 1981
Orthodox Chair: Archbishop Seraphim of Ottawa and Canada
Catholic Chair: Archbishop Oscar Lipscomb of Mobile

Frequency of meetings: once each year

Email: SCOBA@scoba.us
http://www.usccb.org/


Joint Commission of Eastern & Oriental Orthodox Churches
Date Established: 2000
Co-Chair: Archbishop Khajag Barsamian
Co-Chair: Bishop Dimitrios of Xanthos

Frequency of meetings: twice each year

Email: SCOBA@scoba.us

Bi-Lateral Theological Consultations

Orthodox-Catholic Theological Consultation
Date Established: 1965
Orthodox Chair: Metropolitan Maximos of Pittsburgh
Catholic Chair: Archbishop Daniel Pilarczyk of Cincinnati

Frequency of meetings: twice each year
Email: SCOBA@scoba.us


Orthodox-Lutheran Theological Consultation
Date Established: 1965
Orthodox Chair: Metropolitan Maximos of Pittsburgh
Lutheran Chair: Bishop Donald McCoid

Frequency of meetings: once each year
Email: SCOBA@scoba.us

Commissions

The Study & Planning Commission
Date Established: 1960
Moderator: Metropolitan Nicholas of Amissos
Chair: Fr. Mark Arey

10 East 79th Street
New York, NY 10075
Telephone: 212-570-3500
Fax: 212-774-0202
Email: SCOBA@scoba.us

 

The Ecumenical Commission
Date Established: 1960
Moderator: Metropolitan Maximos
Coordinator: Rev Dr Thomas FitzGerald

50 Goddard Ave
Brookline, MA 02445
Telephone: 617-731-3500
Fax: 617-850-1460
Email: TFitzgerald@hchc.edu

Social & Moral Issues Commission
Date Established: 1998, 2002
Moderator: Fr. John Chryssavgis
Chair: Dr John Dalack

803 Davis Ave
Staten Island, NY 10310
Telephone: 718-720-7599
Email: SCOBA@scoba.us

 

Orthodox Research Commission (ORC)
Date Established: 2005
Coordinator: Fr Nektarios Morrow

8 East 79th Street
New York, NY 10021
Telephone: 212-774-0506
Fax: 325-646-6804
Email: frnektarios@goarch.org

 

Orthodox Information Technologies Commission (OITC)
Date Established: 2005
Coordinator: Jamil Samara

50 Goddard Ave
Brookline, MA 02445
Telephone: 617-850-1353
Fax: 617-209-7900
Email: jamil@goarch.org

Endorsed Organizations

Orthodox Theological Society in America (OTSA)
Date Established: 1966
President: Anton Vrame, Ph.D.

50 Goddard Ave
Brookline, MA 02445
Telephone: 617-850-1218
Fax: 617-850-1489
Email: tonyvrame@mac.com
Web: www.otsamerica.org

 

Orthodox Peace Fellowship (North America)
Date Established: 2003
US Coordinator: Alex Patico

P.O. Box 6009
Raleigh NC 27628-6009
Email: alexanderpatico@aol.com
Web: www.incommunion.org 

 

Orthodox Fellowship of the Transfiguration
“Proclaiming the Ecological Mission of the Orthodox Church”
Date Established: 2003
Director : Frederick Krueger

887 Sebastopol Road, Suite A
Santa Rosa, CA 95407
Tel. 707-573-3161
Email: Fred@ecostewards.org
Web: www.Orth-Transfiguration.org

 

St. Catherine's Vision
Email: orthodoxwomen@netscape.net
Web: www.orthodoxwomen.org

 

Project Mexico
Date Established: 1987
Director: Gregory Yova

PO Box 120028
Chula Vista, CA 91912-3128
Telephone: 619-426-4610
Fax: 619-426-4619
Email: info@projectmexico.org
Web: www.projectmexico.org

 

Orthodox Christian Association of Medicine, Psychology and Religion (OCAMPR)
 Date Established: 1988
President: Demetra Velisarios Jaquet, D. Min.

50 Goddard Avenue
Brookline, MA 02445
Web: www.ocampr.org

 

ZOE for Life
Date Established: 2002

To help women who need emotional & spiritual support during crisis pregnancies; to provide confidential access to existing professional agencies; to connect interested women with potential adoptive Orthodox Christian families.

3352 Mayfield Road
Cleveland Heights, OH 44118
Telephone: 440-893-9990
Hotline: 1-877-436-LIFE
Web: www.zoeforlifeonline.org