Since her foundation in 1981 the parish has been a mission-post and a refugium for Orthodox Christians who had to flee their home country.
Communist, post-communist and and especially muhammedan persecutions drove people into our arms. Our task has increasingly become to offer them shelter, an ecclesiastical home and help them to find their way in their new world.
At the moment the parish consists of Orthodox Christians from 35 different ethnical backgrounds.
The Hollandophonic holy services help them to integrate in society and to see their future as citizens of the Low Countries.
Next to the most important liturgical life we offer them various courses, trainings and communal life.
And, although the number of volunteers is small, the success is great.
In the past 29 years the parish was forced to "move house" twelve times.
In spite of that, the parish has known a steady growth.
Through migration her membership remains at a constant level of about 100 registered members and an equal number of friends, guests and passers-by.
The time has come for the parish to move to a permanent home.
Therefore we made a foundation: STICHTING THUIS
The name says: we need a HOME
That home has to consist for three parts: church, hall and yard.
A modest church to celebrate, a hall to serve the community to serve others and a yard to bury our dead.
The small group of volunteers who relentlessly carry out the Christian task of selfsacrificing love, does not have the material strength to build such a centre. Many of them are jobless themselves.
Other than her history and boasting of tolerance might suggest, our country is extremely intolerant to migrant Christians.
Muslims can expect generous support of national, regional and local governements. Everywhere mosques are facilitated and erected.
When Orthodox Christians seek some facilties, they are denied under the pretext of separation of State and Church.
That is why we ask you to help us.
We ask you to facilitate our work rapidly and powerfully .
By praying God to answer our prayers and to assist Him by donating to this worthy and proven course.
general account:ING Orthodoxe Parochie Amersfoort: 5448705
for the churchbuilding: 29.36.35.630 in the name of Stichting Thuis at Amersfoort
Frieslandbank IBAN NL42FRLBK0293635630
for pastoral support: 29.63.45.784 in the name of Orthodoxe Parochie Amersfoort at Amersfoort
Frieslandbank IBAN NL42FRLBK0296345784
BIC Frieslandbank FRLBKNL2L
The Netherlands
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