Covington, Louisiana - At 43, tan, and muscular, Michelle bounds up a ladder and uses her shoulder to hoist a "truss," a large wooden structure that will secure the roof of a new home. Read more...

Persons with disabilities comprise the largest minority group in the United States, with almost 20% of the population facing disability in one form or another. Read more...

International Orthodox Christian Charities (IOCC) has been providing blankets, food, and hygiene kits to thousands of families who were affected by the conflict. This summer, IOCC plans to open a summer camp in partnership with the Orthodox Church in Gaza and fellow Action by Churches Together (ACT Read more...

The Standing Conference of the Canonical Orthodox Bishops in the Americas (SCOBA) in partnership with the American Bible Society is pleased to announce the publication of: The New Testament & Psalms for Orthodox Christians: Military Edition. This new publication is a pocket-sized New Testament and Psalms specifically designed to minister to Orthodox Christian men and women serving in the United States Armed Forces. Read more...

After being introduced by OCMC's first executive director, Bishop Dimitrios of Xanthos, Archbishop Demetrios illustrated the significance of the new building when he said, "[This building] is a miracle of God showing the disposition, and showing the tremendous desire, for building on [the North American] missionary effort." Read more...

ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. - The new Orthodox Christian Mission Center's Archbishop Anastasios and Archbishop Demetrios Missionary Training and Administration Building was dedicated during the two-day festivities of May 20-21. Read more...

Orthodox Christian Prison Ministry (OCPM), the official prison ministry of the Standing Conference of the Canonical Orthodox Bishops in the Americas (SCOBA) announces its 2009 Convocation, which will take place July 28-30 in Denver, Colorado. Read more...

Baltimore, MD) -- The worst wildfires in Australia's history have caused 181 confirmed deaths and left hundreds of people homeless. Read more...

Orthodox Christian Prison Ministry (OCPM), the official prison ministry of the Standing Conference of the Canonical Orthodox Bishops in the Americas (SCOBA) announces the appointment by the Board of Directors of its first full-time Executive Director, Chaplain Patrick Tutella. Read more...

(Gaza City, Gaza) - International Orthodox Christian Charities (IOCC) will provide 6,000 families in Gaza (about 42,000 people) with food, blankets, and hygiene supplies with a new $750,000 grant from ARD Inc. through funding by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). Read more...