Serve for a Year
prepare for a lifetime
Orthodox Volunteer Corps (OVC)...
OVC invests a year in Orthodox young adults to prepare them for a lifetime of service within and beyond the parish through service, formation, community, and Church.
OVC March 2023 - Service & Formation on the Frontlines
Read this article to learn more about how Orthodox Volunteer Corps, one of the two newest Agencies of the Assembly of Bishops, is developing and equipping young adults through service on the front lines.
Meet the 2022-23 OVC Corps Members
We are thrilled to introduce the inaugural OVC Cohort. They come from across the country, attended different schools, and studied a variety of majors. Learn more about each of them, including videos they made.
SERVICE
Are you hungry to serve and live out your faith? As Orthodox Christians, we’re called to live in solidarity with the most vulnerable among us. To practice sacrificial love. To embody justice and mercy. At OVC, we provide deep experiences in service by matching talented young adults with nonprofit agencies for 10-month, hands-on placements.
FORMATION
To serve well, we need to be equipped. At OVC, you’ll participate in a 10-month curriculum to deepen your Orthodox faith, strengthen your leadership, and prepare you to design and execute effective service for Church and society.
COMMUNITY
Service and formation are rooted in connection. At OVC, you’ll join an intentional community. You’ll live in communal housing, break bread together, learn from one another, and engage your host city.
CHURCH
Undergirding service, formation, and community is Church. At OVC, we’ll foster connections to local Orthodox parishes, so you can immerse yourself in the rhythm and beauty of the Church and offer your gifts. We believe Orthodox young adults can be the Church and transfigure the world.
What does the Lord require of you but to do justly, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with your God?
Micah 6:8
