Al enviarse las invitaciones a los jefes de las Iglesias para que designen a sus delegados a la Asamblea General, el cronómetro se ha puesto en marcha hasta que la Asamblea se reúna entre el 16 y el 19 de mayo del año 2022, para elegir al Comité Ejecutivo encargado de gestionar el Consejo de Iglesias hasta el año 2026.

Esta Asamblea llega con un año y ocho meses de retraso respecto a la fecha de su reunión ordinaria, que había sido fijada en septiembre del año 2020. Se ha retrasado dos años debido a la pandemia que enfrentó a la humanidad con nuevos desafíos.

Dr. Michel Abs: We Must Shed Light On This History to Promote Awareness and Learn From It

The World Council of Churches (WCC) Commission of the Churches on International Affairs in collaboration with the WCC Spiritual Life organized a webinar entitled “Past massacres in the Middle East” on Friday, November 19, 2021. It is part of many virtual events organized this year to mark the 75th anniversary of the Commission of the Churches on International Affairs.

Secretary General of the Middle East Council of Churches Dr. Michel Abs participated as panelist.

Training to Improve the Capabilities of the MECC Team

Developing the working group performance in any institution or organization contributes the most in enhancing the work mechanisms and improving the productivity. The Middle East Council of Churches is keen to organize periodic training courses for its department’s teams aiming at developing their skills in various fields in order to achieve the desired Ecumenical and humanitarian goals.

"Past massacres in the Middle East" - Friday, November 19, 2021

The World Council of Churches is organizing a webinar entitled “Past massacres in the Middle East” tomorrow, Friday, November 19, 2021 at 11 am to 12:30 pm CET, 12 pm to 1:30 pm Beirut time. Secretary General of the Middle East Council of Churches Dr. Michel Abs will be participating as panelist…

The new issue of the weekly newsletter Momentum issued by the Communication and Public Relations Department of the Middle East Council of Churches, presents an exclusive interview with His Beatitude Patriarch Raphaël Bedros XXI Minassian, after his appointment as Patriarch of Cilicia for the Armenian Catholics. He said “After 30 years God sent me back to my starting point, Beirut, I am nothing but a servant and priest fulfilling the will of Jesus Christ”.

As for the weekly message of the MECC Secretary General Dr. Michel Abs, it was entitled “Towards the Twelfth General Assembly”.

As the invitations to the heads of churches to appoint their delegates to the General Assembly were sent, the timer has been set on ticking until the Assembly convenes between May 16 and 19 of the year 2022, in order to elect the Executive Committee entrusted with the task of managing the Council of Churches until the year 2026.

This Assembly comes one year and eight months later than its regular meeting date, which had been set in September of the year 2020. It has been delayed for two years due to the pandemic that confronted humanity with new challenges.

His Beatitude Patriarch Raphaël Bedros XXI Minassian

Patriarch of Cilicia for the Armenian Catholics

‘After 30 years God sent me back to my starting point, Beirut’

‘I am nothing but a servant and priest fulfilling the will of Jesus Christ’

With complete surrender, he passed his priestly journey, and he was the faithful servant whom his master entrusted over many things, so he chose him as a Patriarch at the head of the Armenian Catholic Church.

His Beatitude Raphaël Bedros XXI Minassian Patriarch of Cilicia for the Armenian Catholics believes that God’s hand is in his in every stage of his mission. He started off in Lebanon, then Jerusalem, the United States of America, to Eastern Europe, to finally returned after 30 years to his starting point as Patriarch seated in Beirut.

Children today are growing up in an environment that may negatively affect their daily life and behavior. What is the reason? Rather, the reasons are many, and cannot be limited to a specific field or level that could be related to security, social environment, economy or health sector... But most important is to accompany and support them in overcoming everything that could hinder their growth and rob them of their childhood.

Report: 1 to 15 November 2021

Several countries around the world have been hit with energy crises during the past month. This alone is indicative that the world must start to shift to cleaner forms of renewable energy. The Middle East is no stranger to what’s happening and has begun implementing some projects in some areas that aim to decrease dependency on fossil reserves.

Report: 17 November 2021

The corona situation in the Middle East over the past week has been only getting worse. Fueled by limited vaccination schemes, the numbers of new corona cases are increasing.

The restoration of St. Elias center for elderly was completed. The Care Home was rehabilitated by MECC in cooperation with Kerk in Actie organization in Netherlands within the rehabilitation program that works on the restoration of social and religious establishments affected by Syrian crisis.