African American finds the Orthodox Church

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6 жыл бұрын

Video by - A Hard Promise to keep -
/ @ahardpromisetokeep956
Today a priest of the Orthodox Church in America, Father Moses Berry tells his story how God invited him to join and serve the Orthodox Church, the Garden of Saints.

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@leticiastar30 2 жыл бұрын

Im Nigerian and I converted to orthodoxy this month 🙏🏾🙏🏾

@FolkBoyify 6 жыл бұрын

I'm African American, & am going to be baptized into the Greek Orthodox. Let the lifting up of my hands be an evening sacrifice

@eremite2693 6 жыл бұрын

Black African Ethiopians are one of the earliest Christians. They were Christians way way before Christianity reached Europe. Orthodox Church is universal; there's no differentiation from Greek, Russian, Serbian, Ethiopian etc. However each church is mainly composed of their respective nationality/ethnicity. But, I guess I'm trying to say, you may have a higher sense of 'belonging' if you joined the Ethiopian Church.

@evangelosi9031 6 жыл бұрын

Welcome Home brother. Greetings from Greece , God bless you.

@dobarvibe9920 5 жыл бұрын

Today is the day our Serbian Orthodox church celebrates a st Moses the black 09/10 (:

@sergiormz999 5 жыл бұрын

God Bless you brother... from a Mexican American, who has also found the original Church

@japhethtanui7007 5 жыл бұрын

I'm an Orthodox Christian in Kenya... St.nectarios.

@IsaacLampart 6 ай бұрын

Father Moses fell asleep in the Lord today in his home in Ash Grove MI. May his memory be eternal!

@gus..611 4 жыл бұрын

I’m an African American from Brazil. Proudly an orthodox. God bless father Moses

@SinSavior1054 5 жыл бұрын

Welcome to Orthodoxy brother from a Serbian Orthodox. We are all one in Orthodoxy no matter where we come from what we look like we are one...

@sonyagraske376 6 жыл бұрын

I AM BECOMING AN ORTHODOX CHRISTIAN.... 💖

@acknowledgment2490 4 жыл бұрын

May God chosen u

@Moishe555 4 жыл бұрын

Wooooooo party!!!!!

@Petavius17 6 жыл бұрын

This priest is indeed a flower in God's orthodox church garden .

@tamjansan1154 4 жыл бұрын

Yes, he filled my heart with joy of Holly Spirit.

@dianahomsi7717 3 жыл бұрын

Even though I’m from Russia, we Tatars in majority are muslims. And even when I realized who Jesus was, and I was planning to go to the church to get baptized, I was still hesitant. Just because I knew no one like me doing it. And I prayed to God to guide me in this decision because somewhere subconsciously I did feel like I was betraying my ancestors. It’s irrational I know but converts will understand me I’m sure. So right the next day after that prayer very randomly in a video on a completely different topic I learned about one Tatar Saint- Abraham Bolgarskiy. And his remains were preserved in the same exact town where I wanted to travel to get baptized - Vladimir. That’s how God strengthened me! My heart was rejoicing. Never since that moment I hesitated in my belief. So I do feel whatever is said in this video 💛

@ahuman2293 3 жыл бұрын

Greetings from a jewish convert. Orthodoxy really is the fullness of Truth!

@ApolloLeRoux 2 жыл бұрын

I'm Black Bahamian and I was baptized Antiochian Orthodox last year. Lord Jesus Christ 🙏🏽 Son of God have mercy on me a sinner.

@highoctanehummus6564 4 жыл бұрын

Much love from an Arab Orthodox Christian

@spanellaful 4 жыл бұрын

As a Catholic I grown up with this mantra: Orthodox is the original one; Protestantism is a philosophy. So I salute the orthodox Christians as the original one! Peace ✌️

@user-ls5gz1gf2h 5 жыл бұрын

I am an ukranian of Russia and I am born-orthodox. I was with charismatics, baptists and evangelicals, but turn againg to my home Russian mother Orthodox church. I believe that Orthodox is the only true, the best and highest religion in the World. I am proud to be slavic russian speaking Orthodox christian!

@mlnkaia 2 жыл бұрын

I am Russian Orthodox attending a Russian Orthodox church in the US. The deacon of our church was a Black American man, he recently passed away, in September. May Deacon Michael finally be at peace, God bless his soul. Watching this reminded me of him and brought tears to my eyes and chills down my spine. "We are all flowers in God's garden" what a beautiful beautiful analogy, I will be saying that from now on.

@Dancanchege Жыл бұрын

I'm a Kenyan Orthodox Christian

@jorhay1 3 жыл бұрын

The Orthodox Church flourished in Africa for the first 300 years of Christianity. The only thing remarkable is that some find this remarkable. Glory to God the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.

@danielstarica3344 5 жыл бұрын

Welcome to the real and trully Church of Christ! Greetings from Romania God Bless all the Christian Orthodoxs! ❤️Doamne ajută!

@kathywolf4558 6 жыл бұрын

I am amazed people are not educated to know the Coptic and Orthodox Churches have been in Africa for hundreds of years as well as in the mid east. Thank you Fr. for mentioning the Saint from the Aleutians. He was murdered/martyred on a Spanish ship, by the Captain, sailing to Calif because he refused to convert to Roman Catholic. The Aleutians are part of Alaska and the Island were populated by various indigenous people known as the Aleut. During WWII the Island were depopulated for the most part due to the Japanese occupation, and retaking of the Aleutian Chain. There are several black Saints, and Native American Saints for those who do not know. Please research and educate yourself.

@vladtheimpaler5550 6 жыл бұрын

I am Greek Orthodox and in my church we have Eritrean, Ethiopian, Ukranian, Russian and Greeks all in the same Church. I love it

@jamesvandervegt7390 6 жыл бұрын

From what I understand many Alaska Natives have converted to Orthodoxy. As for Japanese there is Chiune Sugihara.

@innoclarke7435 6 жыл бұрын

It pleased me to hear mention of St. Peter the Aleut as, being Aleutian, he was of a people who were brought the news of Christ through my own saint, Innocent of Alaska. It provides a nice example of cause-and-effect to me, for without the work of St. Innocent of Alaska, we would not have the holy martyr that is St. Peter the Aleut, who demonstrated the strength of his faith even against immense physical pain. This is, of course, but one of many instances of cause-and-effect. Virtually every saint that has ever been has become one either through the direct or indirect influence of prior saints, and even in my own life, I have been blessed enough to help lead people toward God, and then those people would lead more people toward God, and on and on. Ah, but forgive me for my ramble. I hope everyone reading this has a blessed day and remembers that, at least at the time I post this, Christ is Risen.

@ericpalmer4447 5 жыл бұрын

Hundreds of years? Orthodoxy has been in Africa for pretty much since the beginning. Ethiopia was one of the first places to adopt Christianity.

@marie-suzyst-louis7793 3 жыл бұрын

I'm a Roman Catholic but for the last few years, it's like God is calling me into the Orthodoxy. As I've seen a few mass and o how my heart was moved by the sacredness of it. So powerful and beautiful. Now today this was shared with me... maybe it's God's way to tell me it's time to join the first church.

@Poorcheeseboy 6 ай бұрын

One of the first videos that I watched before coming into the Orthodox Church. Fr. Moses gave me the courage to enter the church despite the racial differences between me and other parishioners. Thank you, Father. May his memory be eternal.

@Israel_Girmay 6 ай бұрын

I recently learned of his passing; lord have mercy on his soul!

@lawdamercy2078 4 ай бұрын

I'm Bulgarian born, to a Tanzanian father, and after 27 years of being non denominational I have come to Orthodoxy and my 1st born is born in the church. We thank God.

@user-ts5wk3ed4x 4 жыл бұрын

Ο Θεός μαζί σου αδελφέ.

@tasospapanastasiou4240 6 жыл бұрын

The Orthodox Church is universal and is the church unchanged since Jesus days! God bless you brother for seeing the light and the truth! Amen!

@dumitruedelean59 4 жыл бұрын

I am a Romanian orthodox. 🇷🇴 God bless everyone!

@marc639 6 жыл бұрын

I came from a Serbian Orthodox family growing up in America. Last year when I visited santa rosa California, I wonder into an American Orthodox Church. American. Wow. Their were Africans and races from all over the world during their yearly celebration. The orthodox church does not have a pope. They have tradition and the true message of Christianity. After all, It is the church mentioned in Acts in the bible. It is the first church. Maybe its time for it to bring all the people together in this world

@carlosdeangelo4342 6 жыл бұрын

Zdravo )|( ---- )|(

@jamesvandervegt7390 6 жыл бұрын

+Janihoy Berhan All races are in Protestant church, Orthodox and Catholics seem diverse too

@jojoabuser4030 6 жыл бұрын

You need to come to Greece too!

@truthseekerm.e.1570 5 жыл бұрын

HellaSerbia bro

@nathaniel2101 5 жыл бұрын

Ya but we do have bishops and that means pope

@mikejhorn 5 жыл бұрын

God Bless you Father! I was Chrismated in the Orthodox Church in 2010. I was a Lutheran for 50 years. I felt as though scales had fallen from my eyes. Every problem I had with western Christianity (both in practice and theology) was answered in Orthodoxy. I realized it was the true, original church. the church of love, tolerance and worship of the creator. When I get a chance to talk to African Americans about the church, I point out that north Africans were among the first Christians and played a pivitol role in the early Church. I travel; I find Ethiopians, Copts, & Eritreans at the various churches I attend.

@Assyrianmikey Жыл бұрын

Im Assyrian and we are Orthodox!! Although our Churches tend to cater to one ethnicity like Assyrian church of the east, Greek Orthodox, Russian Orthodox, Ethiopian Orthodox etc we welcome anyone of any ethnicity to our churches. We are one!!!

@danhudson1333 3 жыл бұрын

Orthodoxy is true Christianity. I learned that just a few days ago after leaving Protestantism

@sarahjones1628 4 жыл бұрын

Your grandmother is very wise. Most beautiful analogy of human races. We are all Gods children.

@pramodvarghese703 6 жыл бұрын

Proud to be an ORTHODOX CHRISTIAN

@voiceofreason3950 6 жыл бұрын

Geevar Varghese But remember pride is a deadly sin

@user-nd2zc3um8y 5 жыл бұрын

@@voiceofreason3950 yep

@dede_fire 3 жыл бұрын

Love to all orthodox Christians from Eritrea ❤️

@highlander1784 4 жыл бұрын

Pray for the holy union of Eastern Orthodox and Oriental Orthodox Church. We need to be one and strong to take back the world 🤲

@chrislovett3052 4 жыл бұрын

I've been an Orthodox Christian all my life...62 years. I am blessed to be part of the Orthodox faith. I have been blessed to witness so many miracles in my life. I pray that more people come to Christ through the blessings of the Orthodox church.

@medved4030 5 жыл бұрын

"Princes shall come out of Egypt; Ethiopia shall soon stretch out her hands unto God." -Psalm 68:31

@simplegamingshowtv3906 4 жыл бұрын

We Serbs have suffered for freedom and to protect our country,now they stole Kosovo from us and destroyed churchs and killed everyone and they blame Serbs for all.Please God forgive us and forgive them cuz they dont know what they do!!!😓😔

@BigChief_1337 4 жыл бұрын

Blacks in America really need to watch this now.

@FaithfulComforter 6 ай бұрын

I watched this first late last year as I just discovered Orthodoxy through a friend. Fr Moses Berry may you now be blessed in Memory Eternal ☦️🖤🙏🏽

@valerietsepelias2407 3 жыл бұрын

I am Greek Orthodox we are all flowers in God’s garden. God Bless everyone. 💒

@Alex462047 3 жыл бұрын

It is amazing how alike Orthodox priests look, no matter what race they hail from. Bless, father! It's good to have you with us.

@peace7482 4 жыл бұрын

Orthodox is the most peaceful ever...

@DocSteelhamer 3 жыл бұрын

It is so beautyfull to see a black person as a Orthodox Christian,love and respect to you sir from Romania

@samdemetry3799 2 жыл бұрын

I am an Orthodox from Egypt.

@bahaigpt 4 жыл бұрын

This man could read from Genesis to Revelation and I'd listen.

@sevarogue7903 6 жыл бұрын

God bless you father Moses! Your russian brother in Christ.

@robitesfa4207 5 жыл бұрын

God bless all Russian people and the gift of orthodox God mr Vladimir Putin he is the best leader of this century from your orthodox brother eritrea

@productions4452 6 ай бұрын

Rest in peace Father Moses. May your memory remain eternal!

@constantinediomedes6277 6 жыл бұрын

This is beautiful, I am so thankful to be an orthodox christian

@philliptodorovic3120 5 жыл бұрын

Me to brother 🇷🇸⛪

@user-ls5gz1gf2h 5 жыл бұрын

I am proud to be an Orthox. Love to the Orthodox from Russia.

@fotinigavrielidis4133 2 жыл бұрын

I am a Greek blessed to be born into orthodoxy. My cup overflows to see so many other “Flowers of God’s Garden” join the Greek Orthodox Church! WELCOME BROTHERS AND SISTERS! WELCOME! You just brightened His beautiful bouquet.

@nickys3225 6 жыл бұрын

Fr. Moses is a very humble and joyful priest. May God grant him many years and may the Church always be blessed to have priests like Fr. Moses serving it.

@alejandroaltamiranda7335 6 жыл бұрын

I met Father Moses, he came to my parish a week ago and hosted a very interesting seminar.

@Xerlaut Жыл бұрын

being a black man all we need is more structure, Orthodoxy can potentially heal the black community, it has everything they to not be led astray

@mikiszezas2650 4 жыл бұрын

Respect from Greece.

@FoodFestTelevision 2 жыл бұрын

This is a lovely story. I am just discovering Orthodox Christianity and I feel very much like I'm finding true Christian teaching and true followers of CHRIST. I am in England and not sure if there are any orthodox churches near me or really how to proceed but I will let God guide me.

@iamaslovakliberalmonster8736 5 жыл бұрын

From Slovakia Orthodox brother!!

@theofilosch 5 жыл бұрын

God bless you, greetings from Greece

@guspapadopoulos945 5 жыл бұрын

How can anyone give this man a thumbs down. This was one of the most heartfelt beautiful, inspirational stories I've ever heard. I was so moved by this story and such that I'm fully convinced Orthodoxy is the way to go...

@vickynikol2772 5 жыл бұрын

I literally cried.. May God help and save us all ♡

@sethwarner644 6 жыл бұрын

I had very similar feelings when I first started going to the perish I go to now, and that was on January of this year, but I knew that there was a presence, a holy and divine presence within this church, and I had to keep going. I started to realize that I was seeing something change within me, and it happened the more I went to this church, and then came the Pascha Candle Light Vigil, and out of every Easter service I've ever been to, none truly moved me like this, and at that moment I opened my eyes, and now I am absolutely convinced, I will convert as soon as I've gone through the Liturgical Year, the hour drive every Sunday morning is worth it, my salvation depends on it, and I look forward to being in full communion with Christ our God. Pray for me as I journey to the Eastern Orthodox Church and to the only one who can cure me of my ailment which is sin.

@deniselabbato1384 5 жыл бұрын

I am orthodox and my husband what a beautiful man humble and his voice so calming

@andreasmelekis8305 6 ай бұрын

One of my favourite videos. I am moved every time i watch it. May your memory be eternal Fr Moses!

@rapscallionrobby 3 жыл бұрын

This is so beautiful. I’m so happy to be converting to Orthodoxy

@dezacordat 4 жыл бұрын

Romanian Orthodox, God bless you Father!

@fredsalay720 4 жыл бұрын

I'm Russian Orthodox. Been since birth...long history here. My great nephew Zachary just got churched this week ,privetly due to the virus. 4/7/20. And today was in his father's arms at a private Palm Sunday service. 4/12/20 .My nephew Eric is a Reader at church. So very proud. My Dad smiling down from Heaven 😇 ,and so proud!!! May God Grant You All Many Many Years!!!☦️☦️☦️

@Eyob797 6 жыл бұрын

Ethiopia accepted the Orthodox Bete Christian 2000 years ago from Christ the Son of Virgin Marry.

@nathaniel2101 5 жыл бұрын

And the son of god don't hate god

@robitesfa4207 5 жыл бұрын

@SLAV DEFENDOV God bless u bro all orthodox in the world are love and respect each ather from Eritrean brothers

@avlieox 5 жыл бұрын

Blessings from Romania! May God give you health and strength!

@innoclarke7435 2 жыл бұрын

For all of you watching, keep Fr. Moses in your prayers. I will quote a status update regarding Fr. Moses by Abbot Tryphon of the All-Merciful Saviour Monastery of Vashon Island, Washington. "Please remember my dear friend and brother, Archpriest Moses Berry, in your holy prayers. Father Moses has been in the hospital for a number of months, even coming close to death. He is scheduled to have his second leg amputated on Tuesday [December 14, 2021]. He and Matushka Magdalena have suffered, together, for some time, and are both worthy of our prayers and our love."

@otelders 4 жыл бұрын

Through the prayers of our holy fathers, O Lord Jesus Christ, our God, have mercy on us and save us.

@TagmatonDomestikon Жыл бұрын

Many people do not realise that quite a few of the early saints and martyrs of the church were black. You will find icons of them in many Orthodox churches. We are very blessed to have their likes watching over us.

@angelwings3128 3 жыл бұрын

I was born into the Greek Orthodox Faith and I have never looked back. At 51, my experience with this Faith has only ever been positive! What I appreciate most of all... is that the Orthodox Faith never shifted from the original doctrine and teachings, which still practices the same way today, as it did in the early days of Christianity. All are welcome into this beautiful Faith no matter race or colour! We are all one! God bless... 🙏🏻

@behindyou666 3 жыл бұрын

Ethiopia is the Christian country. The Orthodox church is not just for whites, it has deep roots within many black people.

@mtllhetfield1138 5 жыл бұрын

Greetings from Romania!God bless you Father!

@carlosmpsenyorcapitacollon6977 6 жыл бұрын

The analogy of all the races all over the world with flowers in god's garden is so powerful and beautiful-and it is as true as GOD

@JoshuaTreePark2002 Жыл бұрын

I just got baptized on Holy Saturday April 15th. Christ is Risen ☦️

@ienodabeanieboi1891 Жыл бұрын

Im a Catholic but i am becoming interested in the Orthodox Church for i see more of Jesus and the other Holy icons in the Orthodox Church

@ioanpena 5 жыл бұрын

Ethiopian and Coptic Orthodox Churches are as old as you can get and established themselves from the beginning. Ethiopia was never conquered by the European colonial superpowers and Orthodoxy united the Ethiopians to fight for their faith , country and freedom . They always forget to mention that in history books and portrait black people as slaves and uneducated people but guess what black people in Ethiopia were more educated more intelligent and managed to defeat colonial powers even if they did not had the latest weaponry and God helped them to do that !

@miriam6177 5 жыл бұрын

Yes, Thank you! And their national patron is St. George - prince of martyrs.

@jersey_jaguar Күн бұрын

I am a Serbian Orthodox Christian. Awesome video and God bless you father Moses

@donjulio8669 Жыл бұрын

☦️🙏🏿☦️🙏🏿☦️

@Assyrianmikey Жыл бұрын

Wow his Grandmas way of talking about ethnicities was beautiful!!!

@ethiop_frum Жыл бұрын

Отче, слава Господу за всякое слово во Имя Его на каждом языке! Нет ни иудея, ни эллина, ни женщины, ни мужчины, ни черного, ни белого перед Господом! Сердца у всех людей одинаковы!

@vadermasktruth 6 жыл бұрын

I like this Eastern Orthodox saintly man. God bless you.

@-daniel7791 2 жыл бұрын

Please everyone, Father Moses is sick, pray for him

@Mark-yb1sp 4 жыл бұрын

I am being drawn to the Greek Orthodox Church and I don’t know why. Something is happening within.

@taniam5314 4 жыл бұрын

God bless this beautiful soul and all my Christian brothers and sisters ♥️♥️♥️🙏

@paulharvdub 6 жыл бұрын

Thank you Father Moses, for your spontaneous yet excellent story about your discovery of Christian Orthodoxy.

@timothyharper654 5 жыл бұрын

May god bless you fr. moses i have been attending my local Russian orthodox church here in buffalo n.y. and soon i will be baptized one of the first saints i learned about in my studying was st. Moses of Ethiopia

@ferencfehervari1793 5 жыл бұрын

St. Therese of Lisieux said that we are all flowers in the Lord's garden in her story of a soul!!

@taylormajors5677 4 жыл бұрын

Beautiful words. Orthodoxy is the one true faith

@Benjamin-bq7tc 4 ай бұрын

Father Moses was such a beautiful person. I was so saddened to find out recently about his passing. May his memory be eternal.

@naly202 6 жыл бұрын

after 2:50, the words the priest heard when he entered the little church are taken from the Akatist - a wonderful 13 part hymn written in the 7th century and dedicated to the Mother of God after Constantinople was saved beyond hope from Persian attacks.

@elxenos1 3 жыл бұрын

Bless you and us all, Father. I was really touched by your words. Greetings from Athens, Greece . God bless❤️

@annika9348 3 жыл бұрын

Wow, I've been researching Orthodoxy for the past week but I almost stopped because I realised that I look very different to the people I see in the Eastern and Western Rite churches, and I thought Orthodoxy isn't for black people. Then this came up in my recommendations! I do still feel uncomfortable with the fact that most Orthodox churches are ethnicity based, but now I'm more willing to continue researching. I appreciate this video so much!

@andrejvujic498 2 жыл бұрын

We are all Gods creation, and separation has no place in Orthodox Christianity, which in turn is the original, and most traditional form of Christianity.

@magicmagic5362 4 жыл бұрын

Welcome home black brother, greetings from Serbian orthodox.

@JudithSanchez-ht6jn 6 жыл бұрын

Welcome to the Orthodox Church the heir of the apostolic era💒☦️😍😃😍😍😍

@sethwarner644 6 жыл бұрын

Judith Sanchez Oh my gosh, how did you get the Byzantine Three Bar Cross emoji?

@euttdsiggh2783 6 жыл бұрын

Seth Warner ☦️I always had it on my phone, dont know about pc

@FolkBoyify 6 жыл бұрын

☦️

@Tajemnicza1235 6 жыл бұрын

Father, you are so amazing, greets from Poland. When I watching on you I see man of God. You look so familiar for me despite you are diffrent race. Glory to God!

@emmakrzywicka6729 5 жыл бұрын

Tajemnicza1235 nie nazywaj jego ojcem bo Jezus powiedział by nie nazywać nikogo ojcem oprócz Boga

@Tajemnicza1235 5 жыл бұрын

Co za bzdury opowiadasz? Czy ty jesteś Prawosławna? Nie wiesz jak się nazywa duchownych czy co?

@Lepewhi 5 жыл бұрын

If I lived in whatever city he is the priest, I'd certainly at least visit his parish. I'm not Orthodox, I'm Catholic. But, there are many things I like about the Orthodox faith.

@Hoi4o 2 жыл бұрын

To all those who feel shy and out of place because of such differences - there is a rich tradition of Orthodox Christianity in the Levant and Africa. There are many saintly paragons you might chose to follow together in Christ among those great men and women. None of them were white. Following Christ is not about race and ethnicity and it never was. We are all made in the image of God.

@mostreal907 3 жыл бұрын

Learning about the Orthodox Church has been very interesting. This is very beautiful.

@AthanasiaOrtholady 6 жыл бұрын

Orthodoxy is pure light and love! God bless, in the name of the father the son and the Holy Spirit

@buster2188 4 жыл бұрын

God Bless You Father. God must have loved you very much to have chosen you to become an Orthodox priest. You are a true blessing to so many. I should know because my uncle is an Orthodox priest and he has helped so many. God Bless Orthodoxy and may people convert back to the true religion of Christ.🥰