Coptic Orthodox Church

6650 Elkhardt Road, Richmond, VA 23225

Oh, taste and see that the LORD is good; blessed is the man who trusts in Him! (Ps. 34: 8)

Archangel Michael & St. Anthony

An Altar for the Lord from the Land of Egypt

 

Apostles' Feast Camp/نادي ESL/إنجليزي

Happy Feast of the Apostles!

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We celebrate the Apostles' Feast on July 12 to commemorate the martyrdom of Sts. Peter & Paul, reminding ourselves always that the Acts of the Apostles are still ongoing!

Summer Camp نادي الصيف

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Summer Camp Week 2 runs Monday, July 26-Friday, July 30. T-shirts are set to arrive on Friday!

دروس إنجليزي

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ESL classes are being held in the church from July 12-16 and July 26-30 at 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. while Summer Camp is going on. Everyone is welcome to attend--and it's free!

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About Us

Founded in 1993 by our beloved bishop Anba Michael, Archangel Michael & St. Anthony is a growing member of the global Coptic Church.

We are blessed to be served by Abouna Samuel Boulos who served missions in Africa for many years.

We seek to unite and support each other as Christians, glorifying God in everything we do. We work to build a generation of youth who love the Church and call it home.

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Fasts & Feasts

July 12 is the Feast of the Apostles.  It is held each year on this date to commemorate the lives of St. Paul and St. Peter who were martyred on this day in the year A.D. 67.  The Feast of the Apostles follows a fast that begins the day after Pentecost. This year, the fast was 49 days.

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Copts in the News

Worldwide Coptic Church Directory

A new directory of all the Coptic Churches & clergy in the world has gone up at nihov.org. Nihov means "The Happenings" or "The Events," and the purpose of the site is to share ALL the Coptic events worldwide so people can sign up for conferences, retreats, etc! It's really a beautiful site with awesome links like this one for a Coptic t-shirt company.

New Coptic Bible

A translation company wrote a short article about how Copts and professors in Germany are working to make a modern Coptic translation of the Bible!

Egyptian Court Ruling Overturned

Egypt has taken back its ruling that would force the Church to allow divorce and remarriage, as reported by AFP.

An Interview on CBN

OrthodoxyToday.org featured a video clip from CBN about Abouna Zakaria with a very interesting interview.