First Steps in the Orthodox Church

Protopriest Dmitry (Dmitrovsky), who published the History of the Orthodox Church in 1915, wrote for beginners: "The Christian Church - a well-arranged community of believers with certain laws, arose after the Ascension of its Divine Creator. The foundations on which it should be built were laid by the Lord Jesus Christ during His life, during the three and a half years of His public ministry on earth. During this time, He gave His new teaching of faith, established the Sacraments, and set up through the apostles a hierarchy with the right to perform sacred acts and govern the Church..."