Orthodox Church in America
Fr. David Rucker currently serves as the Priest-in-Charge at St. Alexis Orthodox Mission since June 2022 and is the Founder of Synergy Life Coaching from July 2020. With extensive experience within the Orthodox Church, Fr. Rucker has held the position of Archpriest with the Orthodox Church in America since February 2002 and completed a special assignment with the Orthodox Christian Mission Center (OCMC) where assistance was provided in founding an Orthodox cathedral and seminary in Guatemala from June 2013 to January 2019. Additional roles include Associate Director at OCMC from December 2006 to February 2013 and Founding Priest at St. Athanasius Orthodox Church and Christ the Life-Giver Mission. Fr. Rucker's educational background includes advanced degrees in Missiology from Asbury Theological Seminary, as well as studies at St. Vladimir's Orthodox Theological Seminary and The Chinese University of Hong Kong.
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Orthodox Church in America
The Mission of the Orthodox Church in America, the local autocephalous Orthodox Church, is to be faithful in fulfilling the commandment of Christ to “Go into all the world and make disciples of all Nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all [things that He has] commanded” so that all people may be saved and come to the knowledge of the truth: To preach, in accordance with God’s will, the fullness of the gospel of the Kingdom to the peoples of North America and to invite them to become members of the Orthodox Church. To utilize for her mission the various languages of the peoples of this continent. To be the body of Christ in North America and to be faithful to the tradition of the Holy Orthodox Church. To witness to the truth, and by God’s grace and in the power of the Holy Spirit, to reveal Christ’s way of sanctification and eternal salvation to all.