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All-American Sobors and Councils
The Orthodox Church in America has convened 25 All-American Councils since the first in 1907. In order to differentiate between the councils before autocephaly and after it, when the church began a new existence, it was decided that the councils from 1907 to 1970 would be called by the term "Sobor" and that these gatherings since autocephaly in 1970 would be called by the equivalent term in English "Council".

Therefore, the 14th All-American Sobor in 1970 became the 1st All-American Council. Prior to autocephaly, these gatherings were commonly called by their Russian name: "Sobor" even in English. In Russian, there is no difference in the name for the councils before and after autocephaly, both are called: "Sobor".

In this section, there are addresses, reports, minutes, church-wide initiatives, council documents, delegate handbook, parish workbook, and many other documents of past OCA All American Councils.

The Lifeline of The Orthodox Church in America

An introduction to the synopsis' of the sobors and councils.



1st All-American Sobor - How to Expand the Mission

March 5 - 7, 1907 / Mayfield, Pennsylvania



2nd All-American Sobor

February 25 - 28, 1919 / Cleveland, Ohio



3rd All-American Sobor

November 7 - 9, 1922 / Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania



4th All-American Sobor

April 2 - 4, 1924 / Detroit, Michigan



5th All-American Sobor

November 20 - 23, 1934 / Cleveland, Ohio



6th All-American Sobor

October 5 - 8, 1937 / New York, New York



7th All-American Sobor

November 26 - 29, 1946 / Cleveland, Ohio



8th All-American Sobor

December 5 - 8, 1950 / New York, New York



9th All-American Sobor

November 8 - 10, 1955 / New York, New York



10th All-American Sobor

November 10 - 13, 1959 / New York, New York



11th All-American Sobor

November 12 - 15, 1963 / New York, New York



12th All-American Sobor

September 22 - 23, 1965 / New York, New York



13th All-American Sobor

November 14 - 16, 1967 / New York, New York



14th All-American Sobor / 1st All-American Council

October 20 - 22, 1970 / South Canaan, Pennsylvania



2nd All-American Council

October 19 - 21, 1971 / South Canaan, Pennsylvania



3rd All-American Council

November 13 - 15, 1973 / Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania



4th All-American Council - Mission

November 10 - 13, 1975 / Cleveland, Ohio



5th All-American Council - Stewardship

October 25 - 28, 1977 / Montreal, Quebec, Canada



6th All-American Council - Orthodoxy, America and the Future

November 9 - 14, 1980 / Detroit, Michigan



7th All-American Council - Church Growth

August 22 - 26, 1983 / Philadelphia, Pennsylvania



8th All-American Council - Evangelization

August 17 - 22, 1986 / Washington, D.C.



9th All-American Council -The Orthodox Church in America: Reflecting on the Past, Planning for the Future

August 20 - 25, 1989 / St. Louis, Missouri



10th All-American Council - Discerning God's Will: Our Spiritual Life and Ministry

July 26 - 31, 1992 / Miami, Florida



11th All-American Council - Gathered in Community

July 16 - 21, 1995 / Chicago, Illinois



12th All-American Council - On Behalf of All and For All

July 25 - 30, 1999 / Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania



13th All-American Council - The Parish Community: Our Life in Christ

July 21 - 26, 2002 / Orlando, Florida



14th All-American Council - Our Church and the Future

July 17 - 22, 2005 / Toronto, ON, Canada



15th All-American Council - Members of One Another in Christ

November 10 - 13, 2008 / Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania



Synopsis Conclusion

A conclusion to the synopsis' with footnotes.

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