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"As you can tell, I am a longtime FR lurker but a first time poster. My husband and I have been planning to convert to the Orthodox Christian Faith from Roman Catholicism and Anglicanism, respectively, but so far we have not contacted any particular church. The reason is that we are frankly bewildered by the many Orthodox factions in the U.S. and we don't want to fall for a group that may be schismatic or even heretical. FR seems to have many posters who are thoughtful and well-informed about the state of the OC so I thought I would seek out your views. Thanks again to all."

I am a little late to this post and its possible you will have already been buried in replies to your question. But in any case permit me to point you towards the below linked website. All of the various Orthodox jurisdictions listed in it are canonical or in direct communion with at least one of the canonical and autocephalous (spelling?) Orthodox churches. The only one I would make a minor note about is the ROCOR, also known as the Russian Orthodox Church Abroad or more correctly as the Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia. While they are neither heretical no schismatic their standing in worldwide Orthodoxy is somewhat controversial. At present they are only in communion with he Serbian Orthodox Church. They are very likely the most conservative of the jurisdictions listed on this very excellent website.

http://orthodoxyinamerica.org/

On a note that I failed to mention in my last post to you. If you are planning on converting to Orthodoxy be aware that alone among the Orthodox in the United States (at least those which are not schismatic) the ROCOR does NOT recognize non-Orthodox baptisms (including Catholic and Anglican). The use of the Trinitarian formula is almost universally accepted as valid by the other Orthodox jurisdictions. But the ROCOR requires converts (in some cases from other Orthodox jurisdictions) to be re baptized. I have in the past contemplated conversion. There are aspects of Orthodoxy that greatly appeal to me. But that requirement would absolutely keep me from the ROCOR which I in other respects admire.