Our Mission

The ICOM Foundation is dedicated to the development of Christian mission, dialogue and to provide support to that end.

The ICOM Foundation upholds the teachings, spirituality and ethos of the Catholic (universal) Christian Orthodox Apostolic Church (right worship or glorification) while at the same time endorsing a holistic and teleological vision of Christian mission. It confirms the place for Apostolic succession.

The ICOM Foundation recognises the validity of the Christian mission. Christ the Pantocrator desires to recapitulate humanity back to the Godhead through the salvific work of the Cross and Resurrection in the out flowing of grace from Jesus Christ, which welcomes all to his personal love. In response to this, the ICOM foundation wishes to extend a loving hand to all persons and uphold the place, not only for dialogue between Christians, but also to religions that believe in the One God. The ICOM Foundation upholds Christian faith; pronouncing the faith, Creeds, Councils and Dogmas of the Holy Catholic and Apostolic Church. The ICOM Foundation also recognises the place for interreligious dialogue and provides a space for this meeting.

Christ tells us to "therefore go and make disciples of all nations" (Mt 28;19) but this missionary command is not to be established by forceful means, but through personal sacrifice, humility and the grace of Jesus Christ.
The ICOM Foundation seeks to establish a mission which theologically conforms to the Roman Catholic faith, but following the praxis of: the Eastern Christian rite; the Liturgies of John Chrysostom and Basil; the Compline, Vespers and Matins; Prayers such as the Akathist and Paraklesis of the Theotokos; and which utilises Greek language.

Nicholas Bamford is the Founder of ICOM. He spent 10 years studying Hinduism with his twin brother, Babadanji, visiting, yogis and Gurus, visiting India 8 times. He went on a hermit like retreat from 1988-1995 and later became Greek Orthodox. He served under Bishop Theodoritos for 5 years at the Greek Cathedral, Bayswater London. He came into the Roman Church in 2008, because of his affirmation of the theology of substance or essentiality of the Liturgical elements of the wine and bread as the body and blood of Christ, rather than looking to an energetic interpretation of Christ's 'presence' offered by 'contemporary' Orthodoxy. He has studied theology at the Institute of Orthodox Christian Studies at Cambridge University; 2004-6 he obtained an MA in Theology from University of Chichester; and 2006-8 has been studying for a Doctorate in Theology at University of Chichester