ABOUT US

What is OVC?

Our Mission

To develop and equip Orthodox young adults to lead lives of faithful service for Church and world.

OVC achieves its mission through four activities: Immersive service with the most vulnerable, formation in faith and leadership, cultivation of community, and engagement in the Church through a 10-month residential program. 

Our Vision

A national movement of Orthodox young adults leading transformative service for Church and world.

Live your Faith in Transformative Encounters

Service

Work four days per week at a local nonprofit organization

Formation

Join seminar one day per week in Orthodox formation & leadership

Community

Live, learn, and pray in a house with other Corps Members

Church

OVC will help connect you to Orthodox parishes eager to welcome you

OVC is a pan-Orthodox national program that invites young adults from across the country to a year of service. Starting in fall 2024, we will run our program in two locations: Pittsburgh and Boston!



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Corps Members & Communities

We grow in relationship. OVC is a web of relationships-of giving & receiving, learning & sharing, serving & being served.