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[[Image:OCF_logo.gif|right|frame|official logo]][[{{orthodoxyinamerica}}'''Orthodox Christian Fellowship]] ''' (OCF) is the official college campus ministry of the [[Episcopal Assembly of North and Central America]], founded in 1976 under [[SCOBA]]. They are It is a Pan-Orthodox effort, overseen by an Executive Committee and aided by an 16 a sixteen-person Student Advisory Board.

The office is located in Boston, MAMassachusetts, where full time staff develops OCF, guiding and supporting local OCF chapters through communication with the larger Orthodox community, national programs, and development of resources Orthodox college students and those interested in Orthodoxy can utilize.

Each year OCF celebrates a winter retreat during late December, at the [[Antiochian Village]] in Bolivar, PAPennsylvania, on the East Coast and at St. Nicholas Ranch Dunlap, CACalifornia, on the West Coast.

OCF also sponsors Real Break which is as an alternative to the "traditional" spring break , which many times can be nothing but foggy memories and empty experiences. Real Break also provides opportunities for spiritual growth with one of one direct interaction with a [[priest]] accompanying each group. The experience also leaves the door open to many important personal realizations.

Over the past four years OCF has had over 350 Orthodox students from all over North America participate in Real Break during their spring break. In 2004 , trips were made to [[Project Mexico]], Hogar Rafael Ayau in Guatemala, [[Raphael House (San Francisco)|Raphael House]] in San Francisco, Greece and Alaska.

Another effort of the OCF is ''The Basil Leaf'', the official newsletter of the central office. It serves as the main source of communication between the office and all Orthodox college students in the country. SpecificallyUnited States, it is a publication that caters to the covering relevant questions, controversial issues and activities that college-aged Orthodox youth are exposed to in their daily lives and along their journey of faith.