(Rock Hill, SC) With the blessing of His Beatitude, Metropolitan Jonah, Locum Tenens of the Diocese of the South, a new mission station is ready to officially launch its ministry in the southern suburbs of Charlotte, NC. Under the guidance of Priest Paul Coats, the Rock Hill Orthodox Mission Outreach will celebrate its first Divine Liturgy on the Feast of the Entrance of the Theotokos in the Temple on November 21.
“We have been celebrating Vespers since the summer,” states Father Coats, “and we have been blessed with a small and committed group of faithful, already including one catechumen.”
The Rock Hill Mission Outreach is part of a planned effort growing out of the Nativity of the Holy Virgin Mary Church in Charlotte. “We are most grateful for the active support of Priest Bill Mills and the faithful of Holy Virgin Mary in Charlotte,” says Father Paul.
Archpriest Marcus Burch, dean of the Carolinas Deanery and OCA Mission Director is also helping in guiding the new mission outreach. According to Father Marcus, “Rock Hill is a natural place for a new mission to be planted.”
Now, with a suitable location to now hold the Divine Liturgy, the newest missionary outreach of the DOS is poised to bring the Orthodox Faith to Rock Hill! May the Lord richly bless this new effort.
For more information on the Rock Hill Mission Outreach, click here.