Faith, Unity & Christian Presence in the Middle East
The ecumenical journey in the Middle East which the MECC carries configures itself through theological dialogue and unity in prayer and action that express the needs churches bring. Member churches are strengthened and inspired by the Gospel’s teaching in being “One in Christ”. Unity in diversity is manifested in the collective efforts of MECC member churches, which holds different Christian traditions, in enabling dialogue between Parish Ministers. The Christian presence and Witness in the Middle East will be a focal point of all the MECC activities, researches and symposium. Christians in the Middle East are well positioned to be the bridge between West and East.

MECC believes that dialogue between religions is a corner-stone of maintaining coexistence, tolerance, and peace between people and nations. Religions are unfortunately been monopolized and used as tools for aggressive and violent actions against humanity and its dignity. Human dignity is abused in its very origin. The MECC and its member churches are convinced that dialogue between religions requires accepting others as they are. It also requires a dose of openness, acceptance of the differences, and search for what is common among the people of God without bargaining about one's own faith. Dialogue can remedy all types of stereotyping and lead to true reconciliation, trust and cooperation. Christians and Muslims in the Middle East have a responsibility before God to find ways and means of preserving the dignity of human beings. One of these means is to move the dialogue of religions and life from "top" of the pyramid of the society to the grassroots level.

Diakonia & Social Justice
The “Diakonia & Social Justice (DSJ)” is one of MECC programs to carry in the sustenance of the Christian churches and their communities in the Middle East, to assist them in implementing their ministries by promoting social reconciliation, human development and self reliance programs. Through its services to Refugees, Displaced & Migrants programs, the Unit on Life & Service is mandated to assist MECC member Churches in their endeavor to develop social service programs in response to local needs, through research, training and consultancy.

Capacity Building & formation
Since the establishment of the Middle East Council of Churches, member churches have highlighted the special importance of capacity building as one of the priorities which enriches the ecumenical work between churches, and support it with human resources. Basically, the task of capacity building in the church aims at building and re-building the relation between God and humans which may ultimately lead to the fulfillment of this relation, as well as the relation between humans regardless of their affiliation. The program makes serious attempts to build awareness about the reality of the Christians in the Middle East region, and raise educational and ecumenical issues and challenges which cannot be blacked out. It rather requires cooperative efforts from churches together to face it, study it, make research in it, discover common factors for solution and finally assess ecumenical plans to resolve it. This Program targets the Youth, Women, Family Education, Schools related to churches and Human Resource Development.

Justice, Peace and Human Rights Program
In shaping its plan of action, the Justice, Peace and Human Rights Program of the Middle East Council of Churches considers that:

• The Middle Eastern culture derives much of its components from religions.
• Religious institutions form the nucleus of civil society.
• People idealize their folk religious traditions and idolize their religious leaders.
• Human rights messages must work through conditioned of resistance to it, and in order to be heard, it must be clearly phrased, especially where they intersect with religious practices and discourse.

Churches in the Middle East region have a prophetic role to play in advocating human rights issues. In their involvement in advocacy work, Churches provide a founding pillar to the spiritual and ethical values of humanity that complement the legalistic side of human rights protection.

Iraqi Refugees Program in Syria
The Middle East Council of Churches in Syria, in conjunction with international partners and local churches, have responded to the need of Iraqi refugees from the very beginning of the war in Iraq and throughout the influx of Iraqi refugees into Syria. MECC has been able to continue to respond to various needs of Iraqi refugees. Assistance has been provided in five areas:

• Vocational training for young adults and students; including training in small enterprise projects
• Special programs for Persons With Disabilities
• Health Awareness Program for women
• Distribution of food and nonfood items
• Medical Support

The Inter-Church Network for Development & Relief in Lebanon
The Inter-Church Network for Development & Relief (ICNDR) is a national program that symbolizes the work of the Middle East Council of Churches (MECC) in Lebanon. The nature of the work carried by ICNDR responds to arising needs in the fields of rehabilitation, development and emergency response.

Since 1975, the successful background of the Network in Lebanon, former ERR, grew through numerous years of strong partnership with Ecumenical agencies, with MECC and with our local partners to enable the affected population cope with the disasters of wars in Lebanon and their devastating consequences. This has built up good reputation and credibility of the Network, and therefore that of MECC. The raison-d’être of ICNDR is therefore unique, bringing all the local church and non church partners together, aiming at empowering the vulnerable irrespective of religious or ethnic affiliation, seeking ultimate reconciliation and Peace. In July 2009, the MECC Executive committee approved the ICNDR administrative and financial autonomy under the umbrella of the MECC.

Psychosocial Support and Protection for Children and Youth in seven villages of Beit Lif/ Ain Abel` Cluster” is the name of the two year project that ICNDR will be implementing in 2011 and 2012. These villages are: Beit Lif, Ramia, Yaroun, Rmeish, Kawzah, Debel and Ain Ebel. It addresses the needs of Bint Jbeil/Ain Abel area based on the quick assessment research that was prepared by ICNDR staff in the southern part of Lebanon.