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Living God, Renew and Transform Us: WCRC at Leipzig
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Rev. Habib Badr participated in the General Council of the World Communion of Reformed Churches (WCRC) at Leipzig, Germany, from 29th of June till 7th of July 2017. Hundreds of people form different Reformed churches around the world came together to meet and reflect on the Word of God. New members of the Council will also be elected during the meeting.
The theme of the conference is: "Living God, renew and transform us". The meetings will be held in Leipzig, Wittenberg and Berlin, as the 500th anniversary of Reformation is being celebrated in Germany.
Later in the meetings, Rev. Najla Kassab was elected as president of the WCRC for seven years, and a new Executive Committee was installed. The World Communion of Reformed Churches represents more than 80 million Reformed Christians worldwide including the Middle East, more than 225 churches in over 110 countries. Its headquarters are in Hannover, Germany.
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From left to right: Anne-Marie Abu al Azm (Moroco), Rev. Najla Kassab (Synod of Syria and Lebanon) Mrs. Leila Salibi (National Ev. Ch. of Beirut), Rev. Habib Badr (NECB), Dr. Johnny Awwad (Ev. Synod)
Pastors from Holland at our Church
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A group of pastors from the Netherlands visited our church on Sunday 25th of June, 2017. They prayed with us and participated in the worship service. They sang two hymns in Dutch. They came to Lebanon to learn more about the Eastern Churches, a visit organised by Dr. Rima Nasrallah Van Sanne at the NEST, who is a member of our church.
Chorale A Cœur Joie de Beyrouth at our Church
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On June 5, 2017 a Polyphonic Concert performed by «Chorale A Cœur Joie de Beyrouth», and directed by Paul-René Safa at our church. Baritone : Fady Jeanbart. Piano : Myriam Azar.
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Awareness Foundation Visiting Our Church
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A delegation from Awareness Foundation (AF) from UK and Canada visited our church on Saturday, April 22, 2017. Rev. Habib Badr who is the Regional Chair of the Consultant Body of the AF in the Middle East introduced to them a brief history of our church and the Lebanon's current confessional and political system. Later on they had the chance to visit the Lebanon's highest Sunni authority at Dar el-Fatwa and meet his Eminence Sheikh Abdel Latif Deryan with Dr. Muhammad Al Sammak, Secretary General of the Christian-Muslim Committee for Dialogue. Together, they discussed Al-Azhar's Cairo Declaration 2017 on Christian-Muslim coexistence.
On Sunday 23rd of April, the delegation attended the worship service and Rev. Peter Walker, priest of the Grace Church of the Hill, from the Anglican Church in Toronto, preached in our church, while Rev. Nadim Nassar, the Director of AF, translated the sermon into Arabic. Along with the group were Mr. Nigel Macdonald (Chairman of the AF in UK), Mr. Christopher Bunting (Chairman of the AF in Canada), Mr. James Appleyard, Mr. Robert Davies, Mrs. Carolyn Hallet, Dr. Ketty Sarophim, Dr. George Sabra, Fr. Fadi Daou, Fr. Gabriel Hashim and Miss Huda Nassar.
