Activities

 

SCHOOL FEE FUND

Supporting education and African students with their study fees has been important for a number of Finnish Orthodox for a long time. The School Fee Fund of the Orthodox Mission of Finland assists indigent children and orphans with their primary and secondary school fees. This fund also provides assistance for vocational and academic studies for students of modest means.

The main objective is to help children and youths coming from poor families and children who have lost either one or both of their parents. Especially the organization wants to offer education to girls and women. Money for the school fees are delivered straight to schools or via the local orthodox church. The annual primary or secondary school fee is approximately 250-350 euro per year.

Support education by donating to the Orthodox Mission’s School Fee Fund:            Bank account: 529002-2305047  Message: School Fee Fund

 

THE ORTHODOX MISSION TEAM

Orthodox Mission Teams are a way to share Orthodox Christianity with the world. Mission Teams are groups of Orthodox Christians, who are sent for short periods of time to assist the local Orthodox Church. The Orthodox Mission of Finland implements this activity together with the Orthodox Christian Mission Center which is the official international mission agency of the Standing Commission of Canonical Orthodox Bishops in America (SCOBA).

The first Mission Team from Finland was sent to Northwest Tanzania in August 2008 for three weeks. The Mission Team which consists of American and Finnish members is a group of volunteers who gave teaching on basic catechism to lay teachers at the local church.

In Tanzania the number of Orthodox Christians is growing rapidly. That is why the church has a strong need to teach and educate its new members. This coming summer The Orthodox Mission of Finland is supporting The Metropolitan Archdiocese of Mwanza in Tanzania by sending the second Mission Team to Tanzania in coordination with the Orthodox Christian Mission Center.

Support the Mission Team by donating Orthodox Mission's account:                         Bank Account: 529002-2305047 Message: Mission Team