“There is one body and one Spirit, just as you were called to the one hope of your calling”

(Ephesians 4: 4)

With great hope, the Middle East Council of Churches (MECC) releases the Arabic version of the “Week of Prayer for Christian Unity” booklet 2026, under the theme “There is one body and one Spirit, just as you were called to the one hope of your calling” (Ephesians 4: 4), based on the Biblical Text Ephesians 4: 1-13.

The booklet presents Prayers and reflections prepared by the faithful of the Armenian Apostolic Church, along with their brothers and sisters of the Armenian Catholic, and Evangelical Churches. The texts were jointly prepared and published by the Dicastery for Promoting Christian Unity and the Faith and Order Commission of the World Council of Churches (WCC), and were translated into Arabic by the Middle East Council of Churches (MECC), as every year.

The Week of Prayer for Christian Unity is in an eight-day Prayer celebrated by Christians around the world between 18 and 25 January every year. It invites us to delve more deeply into our fellowship in Christ, which unites Christians worldwide.

“Momentum”

19-12-2025

This issue includes reports, videos, news, articles, and a full coverage of the latest developments of the Middle East Council of Churches (MECC), as well as the Church, Ecumenical, and social events…

This is in addition to the weekly word of the MECC Secretary General Professor Michel Abs which is in this issue, the speech he delivered at the opening of the MECC Executive Committee meeting, held on December 10 and 11, 2025, in Beirut.

You can check the issue via the following link: https://mailchi.mp/03ba2c7624df/momentum-mecc-weekly-newsletter.

You can also subscribe to the Momentum Newsletter via the following link:

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Video - A Special Christmas Episode with the MECC Secretary General Professor Michel Abs, and Father Charbel El Khoury, Parish Priest of Our Lady - Amchit in Lebanon

Prepared and Presented by the Journalist Lea Adel Maamary

Produced By MECC

The MECC Secretary General Professor Michel Abs Participates in the Mass

From Reverend Dr. Paul Haidostian, President of the Union of the Armenian Evangelical Churches in the Near East, President of Haigazian University in Lebanon, and MECC President for the Evangelical Family

His Eminence Metropolitan Antonios Al Soury, Greek Orthodox Metropolitan of Zahle, Baalbek and their Dependencies, and Member of the MECC Executive Committee

His Eminence Archbishop Mor Clemis Daniel Kourieh, Syriac Orthodox Archbishop of Beirut, and Delegate of the Executive Committee of the Middle East Council of Churches to the Diakonia and Social Service Department

From Reverend Nadi Labib, Head of the Media Council of the Evangelical Synod of the Nile and Member of the MECC Executive Committee

From His Eminence Archbishop Mor Timotheos Matta Al-Khoury, the Syriac Orthodox Bishop of Homs, Hama, Tartous and Environs, and Member of the MECC Executive Committee

An Episode Entitled “The Warmth of the Family at Christmas”

Produced by "The Platform of the Word" at the Middle East Council of Churches

As part of its program network, “The Platform of the Word” at the Middle East Council of Churches (MECC) presents an episode within the program “And the Family Remains”, under the title “The Warmth of the Family at Christmas”.

The program raises issues related to the family, motherhood and childhood, in addition to the Church’s view and response to the challenges, especially in light of the difficult living conditions that the region is passing through.