The WCC Programme Executive for the Middle East Mrs. Carla Khijoyan Visits the MECC Secretary General Professor Michel Abs in Beirut

Ongoing Ecumenical Cooperation!

As part of her visit to Lebanon, the World Council of Churches (WCC) Programme Executive for the Middle East Mrs. Carla Khijoyan, met with the Secretary General of the Middle East Council of Churches (MECC) Professor Michel Abs on Friday, April 25, 2025, at the MECC headquarters in Beirut. The meeting was attended by the MECC Associate Secretary General Mrs. Seta Hadeshian.

During the meeting, both sides exchanged the latest developments in the work of the World Council of Churches and the Middle East Council of Churches, as well as their efforts to consolidate the Ecumenical spirit and achieve their desired humanitarian goals despite all challenges.

Coordination and exchange of expertise also took place regarding the ongoing preparations for the WCC Sixth World Conference on Faith and Order, which will be held on the occasion of the 1700th Anniversary of the First Ecumenical Council in Nicaea in 325, under the theme “Where Now for Visible Unity?”. The conference will be convened between 24 and 28 October 2025, at the Papal Logos Center in Wadi El Natroun - Egypt.

In this context, the attendees discussed the MECC role and its participation in the conference, in addition to some organizational, administrative, and logistical matters, as well as the Prayers, activities, and lectures that will be held within this international event.

Both sides also discussed ways to enhance cooperation between the World Council of Churches and the Middle East Council of Churches, stressing the need to continue cooperation on various joint programs and topics.