Ashraf’s work has been exhibited worldwide. Over sixty churches around the world have been decorated with icons and murals created by him, including the churches in our Diocese of Los Angeles such as St. Marina in Irvine, St. Maurice in Pomona, St. Athanasius at the valley.

ACTS Welcome Nermine Zakhary to the Faculty team. Nermine is a practitioner of strengths, particularly how to strategically apply them in ways to accelerate performance, energy, relationships & results!

Interested in pursuing a fully accredited degree at a fraction of the traditional cost? ACTS pioneered a unique pathway for students to pursue an accredited Master’s of Divinity (M.Div), but with particular emphasis on Coptic faith, language and history, called the M.Div pathway.

Read about what our graduates have gained from ACTS programs!

“ I can now say with my greatest confidence that enrolling in ACTS was the single most edifying thing I could have accomplished during my gap period.”- Luke Soliman MTS Graduate 2019

“I am now emerging out of the MTS with a comprehensive grasp on concepts as well as a deeper appreciation of God’s wonders and the richness of the Coptic Church.”- Amanda Khalil MTS Graduate 2019

Join us in welcoming Dr. Linda Abdelsayed to the ACTS team!

Linda Abdelsayed, PsyD has been a California Licensed Psychologist since 2013. She received her Doctorate in Clinical Psychology with an emphasis in family psychology from Azusa Pacific University.

With great joy and much thanksgiving to God, ACTS is pleased to announce the ordination of Fr. Michael Maximous (Ehab Maximous), on Sunday, March 3rd, 2019 by the blessed hands of His Eminence Metropolitan Serapion, His Grace Bishop Suriel, His Grace Bishop Abraham, and His Grace Bishop Kyrillos at St. Basil American Coptic Orthodox Church in San Diego CA.

ACTS had the pleasure of hosting Dr. John Jackson and his wife, Rebecca Jackson, founders of the Turin Shroud Center of Colorado, who joined us on February 15th & 16th for our Apologetics Conference in Archangel Michael Church in Santa Ana, California.

As part of the global outreach for St. Athanasius and St. Cyril Theological School (ACTS), HG Bishop Kyrillos met with the newly formed St. Paul Institute for Ministry Studies (SPIMS) in Cairo, Egypt and their leadership including the very Reverend Fr. Daoud Lamie. St. Paul Institute has been formed to offer quality level English theological training and education for servants in Egypt who are committed to worldwide evangelism and mission.

A Homily by His Eminence Metropolitan Kyrillos of Milan of Blessed Memory