Archbishop Timothy Paul

Archbishop Timothy Paul is the Metropolitan Archbishop of the International Communion of the Holy Christian Orthodox Church. Under the leadership of Paul, the Communion has grown to over 1000 parishes with over 250 parishes in foreign countries. In addition to his service as Metropolitan Archbishop of the ICHCOC, he currently serves in his second consecutive term as President of the World Bishops’ Council, the largest body of ecumenical Bishops representing over 40 million Christians worldwide.

Paul is also pastor of Praise and Glory Church in Springfield, MA and president of Epiphany Development Corporation which is building a $18 million boutique hotel at the Epiphany Tower building on State Street in that city. He is president of Springfield Christian College and Theological Seminary, an institution for aspiring ministers that gives credit for life experiences. SCCTS is accredited by Accrediting Commission International (ACI). Paul himself attended Wheaton College.

Timothy Paul, a native of Springfield, MA, is a veteran community leader with over 20 years of service providing leadership to non-profit organizations and formally recognized around the country by both the City of Springfield and the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. He is a member of the board of New England Partners in Faith World Bishops' Council presidency.   Representing the WBC at the United Nations' 60th DPI/NGO Conference, Paul urged Christians to "become greater stewards of the earth" by conserving energy, by reducing greenhouse gases and deforestation, and by creating public and private partnerships which will lead to renewable energy sources.

With a background in the Church of God in Christ, Paul entered the autocephalous movement and was ordained in August 1999 by Carl Jimenez, Peter Brennan, James Lagona, and Joseph Grenier. The ICHCOC has recently established its U.S. Headquarters in Springfield, MA following the purchase of the historic Springfield Masonic Temple, renamed the Basilica of the Holy Apostles. The church is devoted to offering a place where the three major streams of Christianity (Catholic, Evangelical and Pentecostal) can worship together. In September 2007, the Holy Christian Orthodox Church, and the Holy Synod of Bishops voted, and elected him as Patriarch of the International Communion.

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