American churches of orthodoxy face waves of converts | Terry Mattingly – Knoxville News Sentinel

(Editor’s note): First of two columns about the convert era in Orthodox Christianity in America.
For Orthodox Christians in America, the 20th century was shaped by waves of believers fleeing wars, revolutions and persecution in lands such as Greece, Syria, Russia and Romania.
The Orthodox did everything they could to preserve their faith and cultural traditions. When bishops visited these small flocks, it was rare to see converts.

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