Greece, a country where the apostle Paul once preached, is rejecting its Christian foundation and turning to atheism or new age beliefs

Greece is the birthplace of democracy, the Olympic Games and Western philosophy and literature. While most Greeks consider themselves Orthodox, only a small percentage attend church regularly. It is generally assumed that to be Greek is to be Greek Orthodox. But nowadays, more and more people are rejecting their orthodox roots and turn to atheism or new age practices.

As a result of the financial crisis in 2008, the Greek economy went into a recession and is still having a hard time recovering. It is extremely difficult to find a job, especially for young Greeks.

Unofficially, OM has been passing through Greece long before there was an established team, while smuggling Bibles from Finland through the Eastern Block. Officially, OM in Greece (Hellas) started in Larissa in 1999. Six years later, in 2005, the first home office was started in Athens and the founding of OM Greece, with the statutes and board, was official in 2008.

OM in Greece partners with several Greek Evangelical and immigrant churches and Christian organizations to support their on-going ministries. The team is serving Christian communities with youth work, discipleship and ministry to prostitutes, refugees and people from Muslim backgrounds.