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[[Metropolitan Seraphim of Glastonbury]] is a full member of The [[Holy Synod of the [[Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria|Coptic Orthodox Patriarchate of Alexandria]].
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Over the years this mission lost touch with its Eastern origins, but in 1994, under the leadership of the present bishop, discussions with the [[Church of Alexandria (Coptic)|Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria]] bore fruit and the British Orthodox Church was reunited with the Oriental Orthodox Churches from which it had come.
At the feast of Pentecost in 1994, at Saint Mark's Cathedral in Cairo, [[Archbishop|Abba]] Seraphim was ordained a Metropolitan by His Holiness Pope [[Shenouda III (Gayyid) of Alexandria|Pope Shenouda III]], and the British Orthodox Church became a constituent of the Coptic Orthodox Patriarchate and the current head of theBritish the British Orthodox Church is [[Metropolitan Seraphim of Glastonbury]].
The British Orthodox today comprises parishes and missions throughout the British Isles. All its services are in English and it [[Veneration|venerates]] the Orthodox saints of the British Isles as well as those of the wider Orthodox Church. It uses the ancient [[Liturgy of Saint St. James]] as its normal liturgy, together with all the traditional services of the Coptic Orthodox Church, such as the morning and evening "Raising of Incense.".
Although the British Orthodox Church is a small community at present, it is committed to evangelism and wider ministry.
