The '''Orthodox Christian Mission Center''' is the official Orthodox Missions and Evangelism Agency established by the [[Standing Conference of the Canonical Orthodox Bishops in the Americas]]. The headquarters of the OCMC is in St. Augustine, Florida. It supports Orthodox [[missionary]] activities world wide and currently includes training and sending missionary teams to countries such as Argentina, Paraguay, [[Uganda]], [[Tanzania]], [[Albania]], Korea, [[Puerto Rico]], and Philippines. The teams preach, teach, and [[baptize]] as well as minister to the poor, hungry, suffering, and orphaned. They also strive to strengthen the infrastructures of the local churches through development of local leaders.

Fr. Dimitrios Couchell was elected Bishop of Xanthos in 1998 and transferred to New YOrk York to take up new responsibilities as SCOBA General Secretary. Fr. [[Martin Ritsi]], who had been a missionary in Kenya and Albania since the early days of the Mission Center, was selected as the new Executive Director. Fr. Martin brought a renewed focus on the sending of individual long-term missionaries, particularly couples with children. By 2006, the OCMC website reported that sixteen missionaries and mission families were serving, with a strong emphasis on assignments in Albania.

* Fr. [[Peter GilquistGillquist]]