By Fr. Peter Farrington – St. George Ministry – Coptic Mission Communities in the UK. Part II – The Orthodox Resistance to Protestant Missions In the first paper in this series we have established that the early Protestant missions held a negative view of the life and spirituality of the Coptic Orthodox Church in the... Continue Reading →
Protestant Attempts To Influence The Coptic Orthodox Church – Part 1
By Fr. Peter Farrington – St. George Ministry – Coptic Mission Communities in the UK. Part I – The First Protestant Missions In Egypt It would be a mistake to consider that any criticism of the influence of Protestant practices, teachings and spirituality within the Orthodox Church is due to a judgemental attitude towards the... Continue Reading →
History of the Coptic Orthodox Church
Name and Origin: The Copts are the original Egyptians, and the word "Copt" itself is derived from the Greek word "Aegyptus" which means Egypt. The Copts are the descendants of the ancient Egyptians. They are considered one of the most anthropologically pure races in the world. The Coptic Era: When people think of Egypt, they... Continue Reading →
A Brief History of the Christian Church
By Fr. Moses Samaan - Parish Priest from St. Marina Coptic Orthodox Church, California, USA. Four historic Patriarchal centres – Jerusalem, Antioch, Alexandria, and Rome – were established in the first century, and Constantinople in the fourth; yet all these five centres formed a cohesive whole of the Christian Church and were in full communion with... Continue Reading →