Article 3
ARTICLE III – AIMS AND OBJECTIVES
To support fellowship on campus, to experience and witness the Orthodox Christian Church through community life, prayer, service to others and study of the Faith (Acts 2:42). Furthermore, OCF will work to nurture and strengthen love for Jesus Christ and His Church in its fullness at this most critical juncture of human life and offer an opportunity for Orthodox Christian students and those interested in the Orthodox Christian Church to become more acquainted with and informed about their Orthodox heritage.
· To aid in strengthening the spiritual and devotional life of university and college students and to promote earnest study of Orthodox Christian doctrine, practice and living.
· To strengthen ties between students of the Orthodox Christian Faith, and to develop a fruitful fellowship among them, and further cooperation with other Christian organizations with similar aims.
· To bear witness on campus to the unique message of the Orthodox Church by affirming its continuity in the course of history from the Apostolic beginnings.
· To unite Orthodox students in Orthodox worship.
· To sponsor activities such as study groups, community service, and lectures by specialists on topics of interest to the group.
· To promote and participate in national programs offered by Orthodox Christian Fellowship, a religious corporation, which is a national organization authorized by and affiliated with the Standing Conference of Canonical Orthodox Bishops in the Americas.
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