The Belarusian Autocephalous Orthodox Church (Belarusian: Беларуская аўтакефальная праваслаўная царква, Bielaruskaja aŭtakiefaĺnaja pravaslaŭnaja carkva BAPC), sometimes abbreviated as B.A.O.
Due to persecution against the Church in the Republic of Belarus, it exists either underground or abroad.
With the advance of the Red Army in 1944, BAPC leaders largely emigrated to Germany.
On 5 June 1948, bishops and members of the BAPC which had managed to escape from the Soviet Union met in Konstanz (on the Lake Constance) and reorganized their activities abroad with the help of its sister church the Ukrainian Autocephalous Orthodox Church and its primate Polikarp (Sikorsky).
The church is currently based in Brooklyn, New York City and is mainly active within the Belarusian diaspora.