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*1994 [[Ligonier Meeting]] in Western Pennsylvania at [[Antiochian Village]] held by the majority of Orthodox hierarchs in North America votes to do away with notion of Orthodox Christians in America being a "[[diaspora]]" and pledges to work together in missions; [[glorification]] of [[Alexis of Wilkes-Barre]] by OCA; [[Orthodox Christian Mission Center|OCMC]] becomes [[SCOBA]] agency and changes to its current name; glorification in Russia of [[John Kochurov]] and [[Alexander Hotovitsky]]; glorification by [[ROCOR]] of [[John Maximovitch]]; ''[http://www.orthodoxwomensnetwork.org/index.cfm Women's Orthodox Ministries and Education Network]'' (WOMEN) was incorporated in the State of Colorado.

*1996 Allegedly forced retirement Retirement of Greek Archbishop Abp. [[Iakovos (Coucouzis) of America]], being replaced by [[Spyridon (Papageorge) of Chaldea|Spyridon (Papageorge)]]; [[Ukrainian Orthodox Church of America]] joins [[Ukrainian Orthodox Church in the USA]], coming under [[Constantinople]].*1997 Visit by [[Ecumenical Patriarch]] [[Bartholomew I (Archontonis) of Constantinople]] to US, heralded as a Bridge Builder and Peacemaker and awarded the Congressional Gold Medal by the U.S. Congress.*1998 Ben Lomond crisis in (formerly [[Evangelical Orthodox Church|EOC]]) [[Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America|Antiochian]] parish of Ss. Peter and Paul (Ben Lomond, California) gains national attention; multiple [[clergy]] are [[deposition|deposed]] and/or [[excommunication|excommunicated]]; SCOBA's Social & Moral Issues Commission (SMIC) is established; the ''[[w:International Religious Freedom Act of 1998|International Religious Freedom Act]]'' is passed in the US to promote religious freedom as a foreign policy of the United States, and to advocate on the behalf of the individuals viewed as persecuted in foreign countries on the account of religion.

*2007 [[OISM]] holds first meeting at a [[ROCOR]] seminary, [[Holy Trinity Orthodox Seminary (Jordanville, New York)|Holy Trinity Orthodox Seminary]]; restoration of [[full communion]] between [[ROCOR]] and [[Moscow Patriarchate]] with incorporation of the ROCOR as a semi-autonomous entity of the patriarchate; the Detroit Metropolitan Chapter of the [[Brotherhood of St. Moses the Black]] (BSMB) is founded.

*2009 [[Church of Georgia]] names Metr. [[Dimitri (Shiolashvili) of Batumi and Lazeti]] as bishop for North America; reciprocal visit of Abp. [[Demetrios (Trakatellis) of America|Demetios (Trakatellis)]] and a delegation from the [[Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America|Greek Archdiocese]] to Metr. [[Hilarion (Kapral) of New York|Hilarion (Kapral)]] and hierarchs of the [[Russian Orthodox Church Outside RussiaROCOR]]headquarters, marking the first visit of a Greek Orthodox Archbishop to ROCOR’s headquarters archbishop in more than 40 years; [[Orthodox Christian Mission Center|OCMC]] opens training center; Fourth Pre-Conciliar Pan-Orthodox Conference in Chambesy, Switzerland mandates "Episcopal Assemblies" for various regions of the world, including North America; Metr. [[Jonah (Paffhausen) of Washington and New York|Jonah (Paffhausen)]] addresses inaugural assembly of [[w:Anglican Church in North America|Anglican Church in North America]]; agreement was announced between [[St. Vladimir's Orthodox Theological Seminary (Crestwood, New York)|St. Vladimir's Seminary]] and [[w:Nashotah House|Nashotah House]]; OCA Holy Synod reestablishes dioceses for [[Diocese of Washington (OCA)|Washington]] and [[Diocese of New York and New Jersey (OCA)|New York and New Jersey]]; Apostolic and Patriarchal Visit visit to the U.S. US of Ecumenical Patr. [[Bartholomew I (Archontonis) of Constantinople|Batholomew I (Archontonis)]], meeting with the Orthodox Primates of the USA; Patr. Bartholomew I officially opened the 8th Religion, Science and the Environment (RSE) Symposium, entitled ''“Restoring Balance: The Great Mississippi River, ”'' and is published in the Wall Street Journal in an op-ed piece entitled ''“[http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704500604574485341504345488.html Our Indivisible Environment];”'' [[w:Manhattan Declaration: A Call *2010 Consecration of Christian Conscience|Manhattan Declaration: A Call of Christian Conscience ]] is issued, signed by more than 150 American religious leaders including MetrBp. [[Jonah Michael (PaffhausenDahulich) of Washington and New York|Jonah (Paffhausen)]] and Bp. [[Basil (Essey) of Wichita]].