The MECC Annual Partners Meeting in Its Closing Session
Interventions on Christian Unity and the 50th Year of the MECC Founding
You can find some photos at the end of the text.
In celebration of the conclusion of the 50th Year of the Founding of the Middle East Council of Churches (MECC), the participants in the annual meeting held by the Council with its international partners moved to Haigazian University in Beirut, where a session was held and presided over by Reverend Dr. Paul Haidostian, President of the Union of the Armenian Evangelical Churches in the Near East (UAECNE), President of Haigazian University in Lebanon, and MECC President for the Evangelical Family.
The session, held on Thursday, September 11, 2025, began with an opening speech delivered by Reverend Dr. Haidostian, in which he highlighted the most important historical milestones in the founding of Haigazian University and its various specialties.
As well as, the session focused on the Ecumenical path of the Middle East Council of Churches and its work to strengthen the Ecumenical spirit. It also highlighted the 1700th Commemoration of the First Ecumenical Council of Nicaea and its implications, particularly with regard to Christian unity.
Then there was a speech by His Eminence Archbishop Mor Clemis Daniel Kourieh from the Eastern Orthodox Family, delivered on his behalf by Mrs. Seta Hadeshian, a speech by His Eminence Bishop Moussa Al-Khasi from the Orthodox family, a speech via video by Reverend Dr. Habib Bader from the Evangelical family, a speech by His Eminence Archbishop Paul Matar from the Catholic family, delivered on his behalf by His Eminence Bishop Joseph Mouawad, as well as a speech delivered by Dr. Frida Haddad Abs.
The session concluded with an Ecumenical Prayer raised by the attendees on the intention of peace in the Middle East and the world.
