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Rev. Badr on Human Fraternity Conference in Abu Dhabi
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As president of the Evangelical Family in Middle East Council of Churches (MECC), Rev. Habib Badr participated in the International Conference on Human Fraternity from 3-5 of Feb. 2019 in Abu Dhabi, United Arab of Emirates. Many of religious leaders from the Muslim, Christian, Jewish, Hindu, Sikh and Buddhist faiths spoke in Abu Dhabi over peace and brotherhood among religions and challenges that face them. Rev. Badr call to confront the challenges by reviewing the constitutions and laws in all countries in the region that harm the principles of human fraternity and change what can be changed in a way that protects human rights and freedoms.
This conference marked also a historical moment when the Pope Francis signed a Joint Statement with Ahmed el-Tayeb, Grand Imam of al-Azhar. The document, entitled “A Document on Human Fraternity for World Peace and Living Together,” invited all people who have faith in God and faith in human fraternity to work together for peace and free society. Francis is the first Pope ever to visit the Arabian peninsula and celebrating the mass in Sheikh Zayed Sport City Stadium with 120,000 worshipers.
Middle East Council of Churches: Justice Will Prevail
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On the 22nd and 23rd of January, 2019, Rev. Habib Badr, Patr. Sako of the Chaldean Church, Patr. Afram of the Syrian Orthodox Church and Bishop Nicholaos of the Greek Orthodox Church presided over the meeting of the Executive Committee of the Middle East Council of Churches (MECC) hosted by Patr. Afram at Atshaneh Monastery in Matn district, Lebanon.
The theme was taken from Deuteronomy 16:18-20,
"They shall judge the people with just judgment".
New President for the Supreme Council of the Evangelical Community in Syria and Lebanon
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On the 18th of January 2019, Rev. Joseph Kassab was appointed as a new president of the Supreme Council of the Evangelical Churches in Syria and Lebanon. 49 members representing all Evangelical communities in Syria and Lebanon (17 denominations) with Rev. Dr. Salim Sahyouni, the previous president of the Supreme Council (since 1983), gathered at Rabeih - Mten, Lebanon, and assigned Rev. Kassab by uncontested election to be the 5th president of the Supreme Council. Rev. Kassab is married to Rev. Najla Abou Souwan and has three children and is from the National Evangelical Synod church. We congratulate him in his new position, and we pray for him and for all Evangelical churches to continue to be as a blessing tools for God's glory.
The General Assembly elected also
Rev. Samouel Hanna as vice president (National Evangelical Synod of Syria and Lebanon - NESSL)
Rev. Megerdich Karageozian as secretary (Armenian Evangelical Churches in Near East - AECNE)
Rev. Milad Dagher as treasurer (National Evangelical Christian Alliance Church In Syria and Lebanon)
Rev. Samuel Kharrat as rapporteur (Convention of the Evangelical Baptist Churches in Lebanon)
Legal adviser Mr. Fawzi Dagher (NESSL)
Members of the Executive Committee: Rev. Dr. Habib Badr (National Evangelical Church of Beirut), Rev. Edgard Traboulsi (MP, Evangelical Biblical Churches of Lebanon and Syria), Rev. Emad Zarob (Episcopal Church in Beirut), Rev. Levon Maksoudian (Seventh-Day Adventist Church), Rev. Andreo Salameh (Church of the Nazarene in Lebanon), Rev. Fouad El-Masri, Rev. Ibrahim Neser (NESSL), Rev. Salim Sabounji (AECNE).
