New York.- (GreekNewsOnline)

Chairman Argyris Vassiliou has announced, that in response to an appeal by His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America, Leadership 100 is becoming an Institutional Founding Member of the Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew Foundation. The unanimous decision was made by the Executive Committee on May 21, 2021. While Founding Members of the Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew Foundation have committed to ensuring the financial foundation of the Mother Church, the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople, by pledging $100,000 over 10 years, the Executive Committee decided to make a one-time gift of $100,000.

In a letter to the Chairman of Leadership 100, His Eminence stated: “I am asking that the Archbishop Iakovos Leadership 100 Fund become an institutional Founding Member of the Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew Foundation. So many of your members are already Archons, and they will also receive requests to join as Founders, as well as the rest of the fulfilled members of Leadership 100. Nevertheless, setting this example as the L100 Fund, may inspire others to band together and multiply your faithful stewardship, as the Lord has said, ‘and bear fruit: thirtyfold and sixtyfold, and a hundredfold’ (Mark 4:20). This is an opportunity for the kind of leadership that has been the hallmark of Leadership 100 for its entire history and will be a defining moment in the Church for the next one hundred years.”

An initiative of the Order of Saint Andrew the Apostle, Archons of the Ecumenical Patriarchate, the Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew Foundation is dedicated to achieving economic independence for the Ecumenical Patriarchate, so that it may fulfill its apostolic mission in perpetuity.

THE ORDER OF AHEPA

The American Hellenic Educational Progressive Association (Order of AHEPA) has also announced its decision  to become a Founding Member of the Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew Foundation. The announcement was made by the organization’s Supreme President George G. Horiates.

A watershed initiative of the Order of Saint Andrew the Apostle, Archons of the Ecumenical Patriarchate, the Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew Foundation is dedicated to achieving economic independence for the Ecumenical Patriarchate, so that it may fulfill its apostolic mission in perpetuity.

“We are delighted to have AHEPA designated as a Founding Member of the Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew Foundation,” Supreme President Horiates said. “The AHEPA and the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America share the same 100 years of service, it is no wonder that we are identified as the Twin Pillars of Hellenism. The AHEPA since 1922 has donated millions of dollars to churches across America and the globe. Our community outreach and assistance are legendary. Our hope and belief are that with this new foundation, the light of the Phanar can continue to shine bright on our world and that the leader of the Orthodox faithful can live in peace and safety.”