St. Djan Darada Fellowship

Inquiring about the Orthodox Church, never mind becoming a catechist or convert, can be a challenge. Major cities have well advertised Greek, or some other ethnic festivals and local communities that support the parish. For many years, there were no Orthodox Churches between Richmond and Newport News. I was warmly welcomed into the Church at St. Basil, about an hour away in Poquoson (a town founded on racism). There was no physical community in West Point to become a part of. The Lord blessed me to find a interracial fellowship of Orthodox Christians who shared my interest in the role of African saints in early Christianity and becoming a part of the ancient faith.

Moses the Ethiopian (Greek=burned face) was a former slave and gang leader near the deserts of Lower Egypt in the fourth…