Metropolitan Theodosius was known to have been more than a friend to the Serbian people and Church, having had strong relationships with its hierarchy, as well as encouraging Serbian students of theology who studied in the seminaries of the Orthodox Church in America. His Grace emphasized how, "we are still thankful to His Beatitude for his appeals in defending the Serbian people during the NATO bombings of Serbia in 1999. His requests to the President of the United States, along with his prayers, helped bring an end to the bombing of already war-torn Serbia."