13% of Orthodox parishes in the United States have experienced a “surge in vitality” since 2020, according to Alexei Krindatch, national coordinator of the US Census of Orthodox Christian Churches.
“We’ve all experienced a world where the ground has shifted underneath our feet,” said
Father Stephen Mathewes, a Greek Orthodox priest in Tennessee. May people, he added, “want something that is going to stand the test of time, no matter what happens in the world.”