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TANZANIA
Tanzania is a country with over 30 million people, where Islam and animism constitute the religion of half the population. Orthodoxy came to Tanzania in the 1960’s. Orthodox Christianity is spreading rapidly in the Diocese of Bukoba in Tanzania. The Diocese's mission efforts are focused on increasing the number of communities and faithful, deepening the Orthodox Faith among the newly illumined and expressing the Faith in good works. In 1983 the first Orthodox Tanzanian priest was ordained and today there are over 140 Orthodox communities.

KOREA
The Orthodox Church in Korea was established in 1900. During its time in Korea, the Church has suffered through a terrible occupation of over 40 years, World War II, and the Korean War. The Church is rebuilding and coming back rapidly in exciting growth and development. Under the leadership of His Eminence Metropolitan Soterios, the Orthodox Church in Korea continues to grow and flourish.

KENYA
Orthodox Christianity came to the people of East Africa through charismatic African men searching for truth in the early 1920’s and in 1946 the first Kenyans were received into canonical Orthodoxy. The very first OCMC Mission Team was sent to Kenya in 1987 to assist with the construction of a church. Mission Teams since then have heped to construct a medical clinic, church and secondary school.

UGANDA
In 1946, the Ugandan Church was received into canonical Orthodoxy with approximately 10,000 baptized members. Today there are over 200,000 Orthodox believers, at least 71 communities, 23 priests and 4 deacons. They are two minor seminaries and 23 schools. There is one Orthodox hospital and 6 medical centers.