The Orthodox Church in America is an autocephalous church of the Eastern Orthodox communion, but historically derived more closely from the Russian Orthodox Church and based in North America. It primarily uses English-language liturgical sources. Although initially of Russian origin, the Orthodox Church in America has expanded to include other Orthodox congregations associated with ethnic affinities, including congregations with Ukrainian, Greek, Serbian, Albanian, Romanian, Bulgarian, Mexican, and Syrian immigrants. It does not, however, include all Eastern Orthodox communities in North America.
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