I'm a convert to Eastern Orthodoxy. A common problem that converts have is that a lot of churches are ethnic enclaves. Forget being white, there are some churches that will make you feel uncomfortable for not being Carpatho-Rusyn.
My church is an Ecumenical Patriarchate Greek church. It is the only Orthodox church in a region of about 500,000 people. As a result, the parisioners are all kinds of Orthodox. Greek, Russian, Ukrainian, Serbian, Romanian, Ethiopian, Bulgarian, Arab, plus a bunch of converts. I think the diminished focus on one ethnicity strengthens our congregation's mutual focus on following Christ.
It is also beautiful that we recite the Lord's Prayer in every language a parishioner speaks. Some days you hear half a dozen languages.
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I'm a convert to Eastern Orthodoxy. A common problem that converts have is that a lot of churches are ethnic enclaves. Forget being white, there are some churches that will make you feel uncomfortable for not being Carpatho-Rusyn.
My church is an Ecumenical Patriarchate Greek church. It is the only Orthodox church in a region of about 500,000 people. As a result, the parisioners are all kinds of Orthodox. Greek, Russian, Ukrainian, Serbian, Romanian, Ethiopian, Bulgarian, Arab, plus a bunch of converts. I think the diminished focus on one ethnicity strengthens our congregation's mutual focus on following Christ.
It is also beautiful that we recite the Lord's Prayer in every language a parishioner speaks. Some days you hear half a dozen languages.
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