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St. Mina & Pope Kyrillos VI Cathedral is a Coptic Orthodox Church in its faith, doctrine, traditions, and teachings. It is shepherded by its diocesan bishop, His Grace Bishop David.

The aim and mission of the Cathedral’s ministry is for the glory of God the Father, His only begotten Son Jesus Christ, and the Holy Spirit the Comforter, focusing on the love of God and of neighbor by fostering a faithful community to the gospel and the salvific message of our Lord.

As a multicultural parish ministering to the diverse members of the body of Christ from every nation, tongue, tribe, and language, we are committed and steadfast in becoming a positive influence in in our local community, offering glory to God through the ministry of our brothers and neighbors.

The Coptic Orthodox Church

The word “Copt” is derived from the Greek word “Aegyptus”, meaning Egypt. The Copts are the direct descendants of the ancient Egyptians. St. Mark, a disciple of African origin and the writer of the earliest Gospel, came to Egypt preaching salvation in the dawn of the Christian faith. He arrived in Alexandria around the year 48 A.D. and was martyred in 68 A.D. In that short period. St. Mark was able to witness to the faith and founded the Church in Egypt. Since that time, Christianity spread like fire throughout the country. The main reason for this was the fact that the Egyptians have always been a religiously minded people, having certain tenets and beliefs, which later were identified with the teachings of the Christian religion.

Throughout history, the Coptic Church played quite a significant role in shaping and defining Christian doctrines. The contribution of the Coptic Church to world Christianity can be briefly summarized in the following five epochs: Theological Scholarship; Ecumenism; Martyrdom; Monasticism; and Missions.

The Orthodox Creed

We believe in one God; God the Father the Pantocrator, Who created heaven and earth, and all things seen and unseen. We believe in one Lord, Jesus Christ, the Only-Begotten Son of God, begotten of the Father before all ages.

Light of Light; True God of True God, begotten, not created; of One Essence with the Father, by whom all things were made; who for us, men, and for our salvation, came down from heaven, and was incarnate of the Holy Spirit and of the Virgin Mary, and became Man.

And He was crucified for us under Pontius Pilate; suffered, and was buried. And the third day He rose from the dead, according to the Scriptures. He ascended into the heavens; He sits at the right hand of His Father; and He is coming again in His glory to judge the living and the dead; Whose Kingdom shall have no end.

Yes, we believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the Giver of Life; who proceeds from the Father; who, with the Father and the Son, is worshipped and glorified; who spoke by the prophets and in one, holy, catholic, and apostolic church, we confess one baptism for the remission of sins. We look for the resurrection of the dead, and the life of the coming age. Amen.

The Coptic Orthodox Church’s Mission

Christianity, by nature, is a missionary faith. The example and teachings of our Lord Jesus Christ, the preaching of the disciples to both Jews and Gentiles, and the mere fact of St. Mark’s preaching in Egypt, spoke to the Copts very emphatically about the missionary character of the Church. Therefore, the missionary movement began in Egypt, early in the first steps of Christianity.

Ecclesiastical history is full of captivating accounts of Coptic Christians who preached Christianity in North, West and South Africa, Arabia, Persia, India, and Europe. Coptic missionaries reached as far as the British Isles long before the arrival of St. Augustine of Canterbury in 597 AD.

(Source: http://www.stmarkcoccleveland.org/copticchurch.html)