About
Fr. Deacon John R. Gresham, Jr.
“Orthodox Christianity is the faith taught by Jesus Christ and His Apostles handed down to believers for 2,000 years. Africans from Carthage, Egypt, Ethiopia, Libya, Nubia, and Numidia were an important part of the earliest Christian communities. For a number of reasons, African Americans and Orthodox congregations have ignored each other. It’s time for the ignorance to end by bringing the ancient faith and Black Americans together.“
Fr. Deacon John is a life-long Christian who has served as a Baptist Pastor and an Association Moderator. He is currently serving as a Deacon and Teacher in the Eastern Orthodox Church through the Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America and the Fellowship of St. Moses the Black.
- Chrismated at St. Basil the Great Orthodox Church, Hampton VA 2014
- National Secretary of the Fellowship of St. Moses the Black 2016-18
- Parish Council President at St. Basil 2017-18
- St. Stephen’s Certificate in Orthodox Theology at the Antiochian House of Studies 2018
- Ordained to the Holy Diaconate 2018
- Author of Become All Flame: Lent with African Saints 2022
- Early African Christianity Teacher with the St. Athanasius Academy of Orthodox Theology 2022 – 23
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