After months of preparation and hard work the British Orthodox Fellowship has now launched its activities.

The British Orthodox Church has been approached by a growing number of enquirers over the last year, and it has been plain that a new way of allowing people to discover Orthodoxy was urgently needed.

The British Orthodox Fellowship is the answer to that need. It is a dispersed community of friends, enquirers and members of the British Orthodox Church, who are united in their desire to discover how the Orthodox Faith can help them develop and deepen their Christian life.

Anyone with a genuine interest in Orthodoxy can join the British Orthodox Fellowship. There is a small annual membership charge and members benefit from receiving our British Orthodox Fellowship Handbook, filled with prayers, readings and useful suggestions for developing the spiritual life.

Members also receive our twice yearly magazine, and are invited to join us at an annual weekend conference and our annual pilgrimage to one of the holy places of the British Isles.

The British Orthodox Fellowship is a means of allowing ordinary British people to experience the faith and spirituality of the British Orthodox Church while they remain members of their own Christian tradition, or even are investigating the Christian Faith for the first time.

The British Orthodox Fellowship is a ministry of the British Orthodox Church. We are committed to helping British people find out more about our Faith in whatever ways are most appropriate for their own circumstances.

Our bishop, Metropolitan Seraphim, is the Patron of the British Orthodox Fellowship, and the priests and clergy are Pastoral Officers, willing and able to provide support and guidance to Fellowship members when requested.

We hope that you will take this opportunity of joining the British Orthodox Fellowship and exploring the Orthodox Faith with us.

The British Orthodox Fellowship is open to anyone who has a genuine desire to discover more about our British Orthodox Faith and Life.

All that we ask of a member is that they pray for the work of the British Orthodox Fellowship, for all of the other members, and for a growth in the understanding and experience of the Orthodox Faith in the British Isles.

We hope that you will want to take up some of the opportunities the British Orthodox Fellowship provides to experience Orthodox Christianity, but we do not demand it. We appreciate that each of us have different circumstances, and are on a unique spiritual pilgrimage.

To apply to join the British Orthodox Fellowship you need to complete the Fellowship Application Form or SUBSCRIBE ONLINE. The details you provide will remain confidential and your contact details will not be shared with any other organisation.

You should also send a cheque made out to The British Orthodox Church for £15.

Send it to:

Membership Department
British Orthodox Fellowship
264 Upper Fant Road
Maidstone
Kent ME16 8BX

Once we have received and processed your application we will send you the British Orthodox Handbook - Our Daily Life, and through the year ahead you will receive two copies of the Fellowship News.

We will also send you advance details of any events being planned in your area, as well as information about the annual British Orthodox Fellowship Conference and the annual British Orthodox Pilgrimage.

We hope that you will take up this offer of joining with us in the British Orthodox Fellowship and exploring the Orthodox Faith.

If you have any questions about the Fellowship please contact enquiries@britishorthodox.org