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In its effort to organize the Christian Orthodox presence in Southeast Asia, the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople established the Orthodox Metropolitanate of Hong Kong and South East Asia in 1996 and the Orthodox Metropolitanate of Singapore and South Asia in 2008.

The two Metropolitanates encompass 23 countries in their spiritual jurisdiction. They try to activate a network of missions and charities in places where the orthodox message is literally heard for the first time.

Unfortunately, the two Metropolitanates lack experienced personnel and funds.

During the last few years, mainly because of the general economic crisis, donations from friendly missionaries have been drastically reduced. We experience, on a daily basis, the sad consequences and the continuous struggle of our Metropolitanates to survive.

We ask for your help. For your information, you will find below a list with all the activities and the financial requirements that the two Metropolitanates need to cover.

Metropolitanate of Hong Kong and South East Asia

·       Maintenance fees for the Office and the Church : US$900/month

·       Accountant’s salary : US$700/month

·       Operational costs : US$300/month

Ministry Support for the clergy

·       Hong Kong : there is no possibility to cover salary expenses

·       The Philippines : Ministry support – UD$3500/month

·       Holy Monastery of the Nativity of the Virgin Mary : US$500/month

·       Taiwan : Ministry support – US$3000/month

Metropolitanate of Singapore and South Asia

·       Rent of place used as a Church : US$1600/month

·       There is no possibility to cover salary expenses

India

·      Ministry support – US$2800/month

Indonesia

·       Ministry support – US$4000/month

Pakistan

·       Ministry support – US$400/month

Malaysia

·       Rent of place used as a Church : US$400/month

Institutions and Charity Programs

Metropolitanate of Hong Kong and South East Asia

Hong Kong

·       Fugitive protection program : US$8.000/annum

The Philippines

·       1 nursery, food distribution to poor families, mess (soup kitchen) : US$2000/month

·       ‘Little Angels’ Scholarship Program : US$1500/month

Metropolitanate of Singapore and South Asia

India

·       1 orphanage for girls (114 girls), 1 orphanage for boys (34 boys), 1 dental clinic, 8 medical offices, 5 elementary schools, 1 technical school, breakfast distribution to the ‘garbage children’, mess (soup kitchen) to poor families US$20.000/month

Indonesia

·       2 orphanages (60 boys and girls), 1 clinic on the island Nias, 1 clinic in Medan of Sumatra, 4 nursery schools, 5 elementary schools, 2 high schools, 1 Polytechnic Academy, 1 Theologian Seminar : US$10.000/month

Pakistan

·       Construction of a church in Wazirabad (financed by the OCMC)

·       Educational programs for the illiterate and protection programs for abused women : US$1000

We pray to God to help us make it. But we also place our hope to our fellow human beings. That is why we request your kind support. If you wish to participate in this struggle, you can help us by either adopting a program or by depositing your donation in the following bank account:

THE ORTHODOX METROPOLITANATE OF HONG KONG AND SOUTHEAST ASIA

Bank: HSBC

S/A : 102-299344-838

Swift Code : HSBCHKHHHKH

(No 10 Harcourt Rd., Hong Kong)

We kindly thank you for your understanding.