Metropolitan Council Meets for its Regular Fall 2026 Session

The Metropolitan Council of the Orthodox Church in America met for its Regular Fall 2026 Session from October 14–15 in Springfield, VA, under the presidency of His Beatitude Metropolitan Tikhon . Meetings were held at the Hotel Belvoir, with the Council also gathering at Saint Nicholas Orthodox Cathedral in Washington, DC, for the celebration of the Divine Liturgy.

His Beatitude opened the Council session on Wednesday, October 14, with a Molieben. After the call to order, agenda review, and roll call, the Council approved the minutes of the Regular Spring 2026 Session and special sessions held earlier in the year. The Council then heard the report of the Metropolitan.

In his report, His Beatitude welcomed newer diocesan representatives to the Metropolitan Council and remembered clergy, monastics, and faithful who had fallen asleep in the Lord since the Council last gathered. He then reflected on what he described as an overarching season of growth and expansion in the life of the Orthodox Church in America, highlighting the Church’s work in mission planting, liturgical music, youth ministry, and the support of clergy and their families. He also reflected on the opportunities…