Sacred Medical Order Church of Hope

The Sacred Medical Order Church of Hope (SMOCH) is a Christian church of medicine and compassion. As an ecumenical church, SMOCH welcomes all who have faith in Christ to join its healing ministry. We combine scientific knowledge with spiritual care, continuing the Church’s ancient role as healer. Our faith teaches that caring for the sick is a high form of worship, and our liturgy incorporates blessings of healing and prayer.

What is SMOCH

The story behing SMOCH
SMOCH regards holistic healing as integral to its doctrine. For example, our writings describe a practice called “Sanctified Healing” – using education, hygiene, natural therapies, nutrition, and prayer together as part of monastic medical care . In this spirit, our congregation includes physicians, naturopaths, nurses, and spiritual healers, all working under one Church. We operate prayer-ministries, dispensaries, and wellness workshops so that body, mind, and spirit may all find harmony and health. In short, SMOCH is the Church that ministers mercy through medicine, grounded in Scripture and Sacrament.

About SMOCH

SMOCH is a private faith-based church devoted to healthcare ministry. It is canonically organized as a diocese under the Holy Catholic Church of the East (Brazil) – an Eastern Christian body with apostolic roots . This gives SMOCH episcopal oversight and doctrinal succession. Our church is specifically the medical diocese covering parts of the Caribbean and Latin America (notably Nevis and Ecuador) . We are also under the spiritual protectorate of SMOKH (the Knights of Hope), which provides a fraternal support structure.

SMOCH affirms traditional Christian teachings while embracing modern health principles. Our ministry is ecumenical and interfaith-friendly: we cooperate with other denominations and respect other faiths in our humanitarian work, though our membership is explicitly Christian. As one local priory notes, SMOCH is established as a faith-based FBO (508(c)(1)(a) Church) in Florida, and functions as a special medical diocese of the Church of the East .
At a glance:
  • Ministry Focus: Spiritual and natural healing combined. We uphold the classical doctrines of monastic medicine – caring for soul, mind, and body – as our religious duty
  • Affiliation: An auxiliary diocese of the Holy Catholic Church of the East (Brazil) . Protecting Bishop: Archbishop Charles McWilliams (also Grand Master of SMOKH)
  • Membership: Open to baptized Christians of any tradition who commit to our healing charism . Members include ordained priests (“Hope Ministers”) and lay “Sanctified Healers.”
  • Legal Status: Registered as a non-profit church in Florida (US) and affiliated through legal orders in Nevis and Ecuador. Our statutes align with U.S. 508(c)(1)(a) exemption
  • Mission: To reclaim the Church’s ancient healing ministry – for instance, our literature asks, “How has the Church lost a special healing ministry and how can we reclaim our tradition and rights?” . We seek to answer this through education, prayer, and service