[[Image:Basil_self_portrait.jpg{|align="right"| {{user orthodox US}}|-| {{user OCA}}|Self-portrait of User:basil]]| {{user degree/MDiv O}}|-| {{user laity}}|-| {{userbox admin}}|-| {{user en}}|}'''Kevin Basil Fritts''', editor since the Sunday after Theophany and Priest-martyr Philip, metropolitan of Moscow and all Russia ([[January 9|9 January]]) 2005. Sysop since the feast of St. Xenia of Rome ([[January 24|24 January]]) 2005. 

[[Image:Basil_bio_pic.jpg|250px|right|Self-portrait of User:basil]]I am a layman seminarian in the [http://oca.org/ Orthodox Church in America]. My membership is with I was a founding member of [http://athanasiusoca.org/ St. AthanasiusOrthodox Church] mission in , Nicholasville, KY. I am also a Sailor, a Petty Officer Third Class veteran. While in the U. S. service of the US Navy, currently assigned to USS Jacksonville (SSN 699). I attend attended services at Dormition of the Theotokos (Orthodox Church in America) and Annunciation Cathedral (Greek Archdiocese) in Norfolk, Virginia, St. Nicholas Orthodox Church (Greek Archdiocese) most oftenin Portsmouth, New Hampshire, but I have been known to pop in to [http://holytrinityorthodox.org/ Holy Trinity Orthodox Church], cathedral of the [http://www.dneoca.org New England diocese] (Orthodox Church OCA), St. Nicholas (OCA) in AmericaNorwich, Connecticut, and St. Sophia (Greek)in New London, Connecticut.

I graduated with a degree in Philosophy from [http://asbury.edu Asbury University] (then Asbury College] ) in Wilmore, KY. After service I am currently studying at [http://svots.edu/ St Vladimir's Seminary]. Please keep me in the Navy, I plan to continue my schooling, perhaps with seminary, should the Lord smile on such plansyour prayers.