As a former Episcopalian I cannot help but feel a deep affinity in my heart for all of my brothers and sisters in Episcopal churches who feel that the church has left them.  I came to faith and was nurtured at St. Paul's Episcopal church in Darien, CT during the years the Rev. Terry Fullam was rector and I was sent out to Youth With a Mission supported by that church.  My wife and I are still connected to many of our friends from our days at St. Pauls.

Sadly the Episcopal church, as well as other mainline Protestant Churches are not what they once were.  Jesus is no longer considered the "Way and the Truth and the Life" but merely one way and one truth among many other alternatives.  This sounds a lot more like the relativistic society around us rather than the faith handed down to us by the Apostles.  In rejecting the historic teaching of The Church on marriage and family, by supporting abortion, and undermining the historic teachings of the Christian faith held for two thousand years it has removed itself from the orthodox Christian tradition.

If you are troubled by these changes and are seeking refuge in the unchanging truth of God's Word and fidelity to the Apostolic faith, consider visiting us.  If you are looking for a church that is not going to change the faith to accommodate the culture and if you are tired of the constant experimentation with the Church then you need to consider joining us to help create a vibrant Western Orthodox expression of the faith in Western Connecticut.

As a Western Orthodox church we use Western, not Eastern liturgies.  The Liturgy of St. Tikhon is a version of the 1928 Episcopal Book of Common Prayer with a few minor corrections to strengthen the Eucharistic prayers and the removal of the Filioque in the Nicene Creed.  The Other rite used is the Divine Liturgy of St. Gregory based on the the Tridentine Mass.  For those from either an Anglican or Roman Catholic background these liturgies will be very familiar.

Of course living a life of faith is about more than what liturgy one uses, it is about living in a genuine connection with Jesus who is the source of life and light.  Our emphasis is on nurturing a vital spiritual communion with Jesus, living a life of surrender to God, living in the power of the Holy Spirit and sharing our faith with others.  We invite you to join us.  The future of American Christianity is Holy Orthodoxy!