Grant recipients

Congratulations to the following grant recipients!

The 2025 Youth Workers Conference was held in Titusville, Florida on Wednesday, February 05 to the 12th. It was held at the St. Stephen’s Christian Retreat and Conference Center which is owned by the Coptic Orthodox Church. The UOCCF Youth Ministry Grant recipients were: from Saskatoon, SK: Rt. Rev. Mitred Archpriest Taras Makowsky, Dobr. Joanne Makowsky, Ilaria Powalinsky and Ivan Savyak; from Edmonton, AB: Rev. Fr. Dr. Timothy Chrapko; from Oshawa, ON: Rev. Fr. Petro Tsenov and Dobr. Natalia Tsenov; from Toronto, ON: Khrystyna Tsoma and from Winnipeg, MB: Anastasia Pukas.

The North American Orthodox Youth Workers and Camp Conference took place in Bolivar, Pennsylvania from January 24 – 27, 2024. The UOCCF awarded grants to eight members of the UOCC from Vancouver, Edmonton, Saskatoon, Winnipeg and London. These individuals were chosen to represent the UOCC at the Orthodox Conference due to their work within the youth ministry of the UOCC – camps and Sunday Schools.