Greek Orthodox Church Joins Massachusetts Council of Churches

February 9, 2002

Source: The Boston Globe

On February 9, 2002, The Boston Globe reported that "the Massachusetts Council of Churches, which for a century has been an exclusively Protestant organization, has welcomed the Greek Orthodox Diocese of Boston to its membership, marking a milestone for ecumenical relations here... The organization, which works toward unity of Christian churches and which lobbies the Legislature on behalf of its members, now represents every major Christian church in Massachusetts except the Roman Catholic Church. The Catholic dioceses of Massachusetts send observers to Council meetings, but have not yet agreed to join, and they maintain their own advocacy organization... Metropolitan Methodios, the presiding hierarch of the Greek Orthodox Diocese, said that, despite doctrinal differences with Protestant churches, Orthodoxy has long been working toward greater harmony with other churches."