This year's Clergy Laity Congress features impactful ministry panels and workshops designed to equip delegates with the tools, resources, and inspiration needed to strengthen parishes and foster thriving communities. Attendees will have the opportunity to engage in meaningful dialogue, gaining valuable insights and practical strategies to enhance their local ministries. The Congress aims to empower participants with a renewed sense of purpose and vision, ensuring the ongoing growth and vitality of their parishes and the broader Orthodox Christian community. Throughout the week, there are a wide number of topics being addressed in both Ministry Panels and Workshops.
His Grace Bishop Andrei
His Grace Bishop Andrei
Biography
Bishop Andrei (Hoarște) is the Auxiliary Bishop of the Romanian Orthodox Episcopate of America, a diocese of the Orthodox Church in America. He was born in Romania in 1982. In 1997, he immigrated to the United States with his family and established their home in Detroit, Michigan. He graduated with a BA from University of Michigan (2024), Masters of Divinity from Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology (2008), Doctorate in Theology from the Pontifical Oriental Institute in Rome (2019). He was ordained to the Holy Diaconate (September 2012) to the Holy Priesthood (December 2012) and to the Holy Episcopacy (February 2020). He serves the Romanian Episcopate in various administrative and pastoral capacities and especially works with the youth and young adult ministries. He is the episcopal liaison to the Department of Youth of the Orthodox Church in America and on behalf of the Assembly of Bishops he serves as the Episcopal liaison for the new agency, the Orthodox Volunteer Corps.