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Rediscover the Ancient Faith
What if the Christianity of the Apostles is still here?
- For nearly 2,000 years, the Orthodox Church has preserved the Faith handed down by Jesus Christ to His Apostles.
No Reformation. No reinvention. No new denomination.
- Just the ancient Christian Faith—preserved, lived, worshipped, and handed down from generation to generation.
- And yet, when many people hear the word Orthodox, they think of something foreign, Eastern, or unfamiliar.
What if you could discover the Orthodox Faith through the ancient Christian traditions of the West?
- Welcome to Christ the King Orthodox Church.
An Ancient Faith. A Western Tradition. Christ at the Centre.
- Christ the King is part of the Western Rite of the Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America, under His Eminence Metropolitan Saba.
- Western Rite Orthodoxy preserves the historic Western expression of Christian worship while remaining fully Orthodox in its Faith, Sacraments, doctrine, and apostolic life.
- For those coming from Protestant or Western Christian backgrounds, much of the worship may feel familiar—yet the Faith behind it may open a whole new world of discovery.
Come and see what Christianity looked like before the divisions of later centuries.
Christianity You Can Experience
The Sacramental Life
- Christianity is more than simply believing the right things.
- It is a life lived in Christ.
- In the Orthodox Church, God's grace is encountered through the Sacramental life of the Church. Baptism, Chrismation, the Holy Eucharist, Confession, Anointing of the Sick, Holy Orders, and Holy Matrimony draw us into the life of Christ and His Church.
- The Sacraments are not merely ceremonies or symbols. They are encounters with the living God.
- Through them, we are called to repentance, healing, transformation, and communion with God.
Faith is not simply something we believe. It is something we live.
A Faith That Goes Deeper
Spiritual Depth & Contemplation
- We live in a world filled with noise, distraction, and constant activity.
- Orthodox Christianity offers something different.
- Silence. Prayer. Scripture. Fasting. Repentance. Contemplation.
- From the earliest Christians to the monks and nuns of today, Orthodox spirituality has always called believers to move beyond merely knowing about God toward actually knowing God.
- The goal of the Christian life is not simply to become a better person.
- It is to become more fully united with Jesus Christ.
- The ancient practices of the Church provide a path toward that transformation.
The Bible in the Orthodox Church
The Bible in the Orthodox Church
The Bible is at the very heart of Orthodox Christianity.
- For Orthodox Christians, the Holy Scriptures are not simply a book to be studied—they are the living Word of God, proclaimed in worship, read in prayer, and lived out in the life of the Church.
- But what makes the Orthodox understanding of the Bible distinctive?
- The Scriptures were not given to Christians as an isolated book. They were received, preserved, proclaimed, and interpreted within the life of the Church from the beginning.
- The same Church that received the teachings of the Apostles preserved the Scriptures and handed them down from generation to generation.
Scripture and Tradition
- Orthodox Christians do not see Scripture and Holy Tradition as competing authorities.
- Rather, Holy Tradition is the living faith of the Church—the life through which the Scriptures have been preserved, proclaimed, understood, and faithfully handed down from the Apostles to the present day.
The Bible is not separated from the Church that received it.
- This is why Scripture permeates Orthodox worship and spiritual life. The words of the Bible are found throughout our prayers, hymns, services, and preaching.
Discover the Bible in the Life of the Church
- If you love the Bible, we invite you to discover how deeply it is woven into the worship and spiritual life of the Orthodox Church.
Come and hear the Scriptures proclaimed.
Come and pray the Scriptures.
Come and discover the ancient Christian Faith that preserved them.
Come and pray the Scriptures.
Come and discover the ancient Christian Faith that preserved them.
The Bible has been here from the beginning.
Before There Were Denominations
One Faith. Many Traditions.
- Have you ever wondered what happened to the Church of the Apostles?
- The New Testament speaks of one Church, united in the Apostles' teaching, worship, Eucharist, and common life.
- The Orthodox Church understands herself as that same Church, continuing the apostolic Faith through the centuries.
- Orthodox Christianity is found today among Greeks, Arabs, Russians, Ukrainians, Romanians, Serbs, and many other peoples.
- But Orthodoxy is not an ethnic religion.
The Orthodox Faith belongs to every nation.
- The Western Rite demonstrates this beautifully. Its worship comes from the ancient Christian heritage of the West, while its Faith remains the Faith of the Orthodox Church.
- You don't have to change your nationality or your culture to become Orthodox.
- You don't have to become “Eastern.”
You simply come to Christ and discover His Church.
Are You Searching for Something More?
- Perhaps you are Protestant and have begun asking questions about the early Church.
- Perhaps you have wondered why there are so many denominations.
- Perhaps you love the Bible but are searching for a deeper understanding of the Christian Faith.
- Perhaps you long for reverent worship rather than another contemporary experience.
- Perhaps you are looking for a Church that connects the Christianity of today with the Christianity of the Apostles.
- Or perhaps you simply know that something is missing.
- If any of this sounds familiar, we invite you to explore the Orthodox Faith.
- You don't have to have all the answers.
- You don't have to know the prayers.
- You don't have to understand everything before you walk through the door.
You are welcome to come and see.
Experience Christ the King
Come and Worship With Us
- Experience the beauty of ancient Christian worship.
- Hear the Scriptures proclaimed.
- Encounter the mystery of the Eucharist.
- Stand in the stillness.
- Pray with Christians who have gone before us.
- And discover a Faith that has been handed down for nearly 2,000 years.
Come and See.
Attend a Service
Join us for worship and experience the Western Rite for yourself.
Ask a Question
Contact Fr. Michael if you would like to learn more about Orthodoxy, the Western Rite, or our parish.
Explore the Faith
If you are curious about the early Church and what Orthodox Christians believe, we would be delighted to speak with you.
Attend a Service
Join us for worship and experience the Western Rite for yourself.
Ask a Question
Contact Fr. Michael if you would like to learn more about Orthodoxy, the Western Rite, or our parish.
Explore the Faith
If you are curious about the early Church and what Orthodox Christians believe, we would be delighted to speak with you.
Christ the King Orthodox Church
The Ancient Faith for the Modern World
- The Church is not a museum of the past.
- The Orthodox Faith is not simply history.
- It is a living relationship with Jesus Christ.
- For nearly 2,000 years, Christians have gathered to hear the Scriptures, celebrate the Eucharist, confess Christ, pray, repent, and seek holiness.
That ancient Faith is still alive.
That ancient worship is still offered.
That invitation is still extended.
Come and discover the Faith of the Apostles.
Come and discover the beauty of the Western Rite.Come and discover Christ.
Christ the King Orthodox Church
Everyone is welcome to come and learn more.
A Message From Fr. Michael
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