Our Mission
The mission of the Fund for Assistance is to promote the growth of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia, specifically via: the spreading of the Holy Orthodox faith via support of missions, the spiritual education of youth, aid to clergy, distribution of emergency relief to missions, and development of strategic projects involving ROCOR assets.
In order to achieve this, we focus on the following:
- Supporting our Clergy:
Our clergy give their all to us and in turn, as part of our mission, in times of need we provide financial relief. This allows our clergy to continue serving their holy calling, without extreme financial burdens, and to be more available to their flock.
- Serving our Youth:
To serve our Youth, the future of our Church, we provide funding to organizations that aim to build a global community of spiritually focused young people, whose mission is to attract new youth to the Church, deepen the spiritual life of the young adults already connected to the Church, and to create events that bring our global youth together to share and deepen in their faith.
- Providing emergency relief:
When emergency strikes, we are called to provide relief to those in need, especially our struggling missions all over the globe. Through this service we give comfort to many and help strengthen our growing Church, in particularly struggling countries.
- Supporting education and training to produce a pipeline of best qualified clergy.
Education and consulting are critical elements supporting the growth of ROCOR, be it through sharing of best practice (e.g. stewardship, fundraising), specific training (e.g. coaching on mental health), and/or underwriting scholarships to deserving individuals hoping to join the priesthood.
- Funding growth of Missions:
People are moving towards Orthodox Christianity, be it in response to woke Western ideology and/or the desire to be closer to the roots of Christianity. The FFA has supported missions at home and abroad (e.g. Pakistan) and will continue to focus on mission expansion to help ROCOR grow.
- Funding and participating in strategic projects in the Holy Land and other ROCOR sites (e.g. Synod) that can produce ongoing financial and non-financial benefits to ROCOR.
The Church has a number of underutilized properties in the Holy Land that can be developed, producing dividends that can fund ROCOR growth and secure our Church’s presence in the Holy Land. Such development requires investment of resources, including funding and expertise. As a stakeholder, the FFA hopes to participate in return on investment to grow our own ability to support ROCOR causes.
ROCOR also has strategic holdings including Monasteries, Seminaries and other properties that greatly enhance the growth of ROCOR and the life of the Church. FFA is committed to help support these strategic resources to achieve their missions.
- Underwriting and participating in strategic consulting on behalf of the Synod of Bishops.
Our team consists of individuals with a wide range of professional expertise which, at the Synod of Bishop’s bequest, can be directed at strategic projects and priorities.
