Article 1: Purposes and Objectives

The purposes and objectives set forth in the Certificate of Incorporation are reiterated and further articulated as follows:

1. To inculcate and educate the Faithful of the Orthodox Churches and all citizens in the United States with a deeper insight into the historical role of the Ecumenical Patriarchate.
2. To assist the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese in her task of upholding and defending the canonical authority of the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople in the United States and its leadership role among the various Orthodox jurisdictions and Orthodox organizations.
3. To assist the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople by supporting appropriate ecumenical events or activities sponsored by the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America.
4. To support the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople and its religious, educational and philanthropic institutions.
5. To contribute to the support and maintenance of the religious, philanthropic and educational institutions in the United States.
6. To assist the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America to carry out on behalf of the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople new initiatives of Inter-Orthodox and Inter-Church leadership, especially in the context of the Diaspora in the United States and elsewhere in the world.
7. To consider and recommend candidates for the Offikion of Archon of the Great Church of Christ, along with their qualifying credentials, to the Exarch of the Ecumenical Patriarch in the United States (hereinafter “Exarch”).