Orthodox Peace Fellowship

The Orthodox Peace Fellowship of the Protection of the Mother of God is an organization dedicated to the active pursuit of peace as taught in the Gospel of Jesus Christ from an Orthodox Christian perspective. The OPF is pan-Orthodox in scope and places great emphasis on peacemaking in all areas of life, including opposition to abortion, pro-active work among the needy and orphans, as well as praying and working to root out the causes of violence in homes, parishes, between states and in the world.

Unlike similar peace fellowships of other religious traditions, the OPF is a non-political and non-partisan organization. Instead their work centers in three main areas: theological research, publications, and practical assistance in conflict areas. They produce a quarterly journal entitled In Communion.

Current leadership

Officers:

• Michael Bakker, President
• Hanna Bos, Vice President
• Jim Forest and Nancy Forest, Co-Secretaries

Advisory Board:

• Archbishop Anastasios (Yannoulatos) of Albania
• Bishop Kallistos (Ware) of Diokleia
• Bishop Basil (Osborne) of Sergievo
• Elisabeth Behr-Sigel
• Fr. Anthony Coniaris
• Fr. Stephen Headley
• Fr. Thomas Hopko
• Fr. Heikki Huttunen
• Frederica Mathewes-Green
• Fr. John Matusiak
• Fr. Sergei Ovsiannikov
• Fr. George Papademetriou
• Dr. Jaroslav Pelikan
• Dr. Albert Raboteau
• Philip Tamoush
• Fr. Steven Tsichlis
• Fr. Theodoor van der Voort

External links

• In Communion: The Website of the Orthodox Peace Fellowship
• Recent Debates: Orthodox Peace Fellowship, from the Orthodoxy Today website, including criticism of the OPF's statement against the American invasion of Iraq