| Evangelical Orthodox Church | |
|---|---|
| Type | Evangelical Christianity |
| Classification | Eastern Protestant |
| Orientation | Charismatic, Evangelical |
| Polity | Episcopal |
| Bishop | Jerold Gliege |
| Churches | 120[1] |
| Region | United States, Canada, parts of Africa and Sweden[2] |
| Language | English |
| Liturgy | Byzantine Rite (optional) |
| Headquarters | Indianapolis, Indiana, US |
| Founder | Peter E. Gillquist, other unnamed Former Campus Crusade for Christ members |
| Origin | 1979 |
| Official website | www |
The Evangelical Orthodox Church (EOC), founded on January 15, 1979, is an Eastern Protestant Christian denomination established by former leaders of Campus Crusade for Christ, who, reacting against the Jesus People movement, developed their own synthesis of Evangelicalism, Eastern Orthodoxy, and Shepherding Movement principles.[3][4][5][6]
- ^ Who we are, Evangelical orthodox.
- ^ Where we are, Evangelical orthodox.
- ^ Lloyd R. Thompson, “A Critical Analysis of the Evangelical Orthodox Church (New Covenant Apostolic Order)” (Ph.D. diss., Yale Divinity School, 1979), 20.
- ^ Ruth Stiling, “An Examination of the Evangelical Orthodox Church” (M.A. thesis, Dallas Theological Seminary, May 1980), 17-18.
- ^ Steve Barth, “Development of Evangelical Church Traced: Twelve Years of Theology Change Moves Away from Anti-Authority,” Daily Nexus (November 13, 1979): 2.
- ^ D. Oliver Herbel, Turning to Tradition: Converts and the Making of an American Orthodox Church (Oxford University Press, 2014), 104-117.