In previous projects on the social politics of Orthodox Christians in the United States, I have encountered LGBTQ+ Orthodox Christians who have asked me to tell their stories, and to show forth how they creatively utilize or leave Orthodox Christianity to build their own inclusive Orthodox spaces, their own worlds of belonging and salvation. Exploring theological worldmaking, this project asks how LGBTQ+ Orthodox Christians queer the Church through their decisions to stay, leave, or create affirming para-Orthodox communities. Drawing on my training in both anthropology and theology, this year-long study—the first of its kind—will offer a reframing of queer U.S.-based Christianity that engages with Orthodox theologies to consider the lifeworlds and theological imaginaries of LGBTQ+ practitioners. Through multi-sited, virtual, and patchwork ethnography in conjunction with constructive theology, this study will illuminate how queer faith and praxis form theo-political resistance against the constrictions of institutionalized Orthodox normativity.