MECC Conference: Presence and Witness
Middle East Council of Churches organized a conference from May 21 to May 24 at Noter Dame Du Mont Monastery - Adma - Lebanon. More than a hundred representatives of the churches in the Middle East and abroad participated in the conference: "Christian presence and witness in the Middle East".
The participants prepared a statement about the future of the Christians in the Middle East. it focused on the acute changes occurring in the region. Rev. Habib Badr, the official spoke person in the conference, in the opening session, called the churches to take active role in the transforming social life and work to initiate cultural renaissance. “We have always been, as Arab Christians, building our societies, loyal to our countries and nationalities, bringing hope in hopeless situations,” said bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Jordan and the Holy Land.
The statement which came out of the conference will be carried to the Assembly of the World Council of Churches that will take place in Busan - Korea, from 30 October to 30 November 2013.
