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 Bishop Jerold Gliege serves the Evangelical Orthodox Church as its Presiding Bishop. Bishop Gliege is a graduate of Miller Memorial Bible Institute and began ministering as an Evangelical Mennonite Brethren pastor in 1971. He was consecrated to the episcopacy of the Evangelical Orthodox Church in 1976 and has served Holy Covenant Church in Saskatoon, SK, Canada since his ordination. |
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are glad you have shown an interest in the Communion of the Evangelical
Orthodox Churches. We invite you to further explore who we are and how
God has manifested His grace in our church communion.
We are a sincere and vital body of believers who have been touched by the love and grace of God. The gifts of who we are and what we have and offer are gratefully acknowledged as coming from and belonging to the Blessed Trinity. In our journey of nearly three decades we have come to a deep appreciation of the catholic/orthodox faith found in the Scriptures, the doctrine, tradition and history of the early Church. We have committed ourselves to this ancient and historic faith while embracing our evangelical roots. We therefore hold an evangelical fire in the ancient forms. We believe we have been called to see humankind reconciled to God through Jesus Christ. And in addition to the building of healthy local churches we have a deep sense of call to pray and work for reconciliation between the many churches that exist today. Our jurisdiction consists of nine parishes, one Holy Order, and one mission parish spread throughout the United States, Canada, Sweden, and Rwanda. Four bishops, eleven priests and seven deacons serve among the three hundred and fifty faithful. More details on specific ministries can be found on this site. Though we are small in number our faith is vital, alive and authentic. Each week we gather as the very body of Christ, the Church, to be nourished and fed at the table of our Lord Jesus Christ –the Eucharist. Our parishes are active during the week providing ministry and love to our members and to those around us. We welcome your interest and inquiry and our presiding bishop will appropriately answer or redirect any correspondence. On behalf of all our faithful; Bp. Thomas Andersson  from left: Bp. Jerold Gliege, Bp. Joshua Beecham, Bp. Thomas Andersson (missing: Bp. William Blythe) |
Christ is risen from the dead, trampling down death by death, and on those in the tomb bestowing life! The call to a Christian life, through our faith and baptism, over and over again takes us through the doorway of death. Ego, selfish aspirations and indulgences of all kinds, the desire for prominence - these are some of the things we are called to crucify and as we struggle with the pain of dying we are tempted to think, "what's the point?" The answer is this; there is no life without death and with every death Christ gives a resurrection. Every time we share in Christ's death we will also share in His resurrection. Christ is risen! Alleluia, what a Savior! Bp. Jerold |