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Restructuring MECC is on the
Agenda of Today’s Assembly Work |
Participants at the MECC 9th Assembly discussed in depth
the Middle East Council of Churches’ restructuring document. Heads
of Churches and delegates worked on shaping the future
administrative and programmatic structures of the Council including
the relationships with partners’ churches and organizations.
Nominating committee prepared for the elections of Presidents, new
Executive Committee members, Associate General Secretaries and
General Secretary. According to MECC’s By Laws, four Presidents
should be nominated representing the four families of Churches
(Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox, Catholics, and Evangelicals),
24 Executive Committee Members, three Associates, and the General
Secretary. The election of the General Secretary will take place on
Friday the 30th.
More official messages were received and delivered during this day.
A message from the European Council of Churches was delivered by Dr.
Jean Arnold De Clermont who stressed on the importance of building
partnership with MECC and churches in the Middle East. He added:
“Europe, the Christian in faith and secular in politics, is standing
side by side with you and your visions so that we may together work
for a world of peace and reconciliation”.
Rev. Dr. Victor Makari read the message sent by
Dr. Peter E. Makari on behalf of Global
Ministries of the United Church of Christ and the Christian Church
(Disciples of Christ) in the USA in which he confirmed that
the churches in the USA is working in full capacity to advocate for
justice in the Middle East region. Annapolis, he said,” is a
fruit of that work”.
The message from the Lutheran World Federation which was delivered
by H.E. Bishop Mounib Younan, expressed the concern about peace in
the Middle East region, and that “any peace which is not based on
justice will fall apart”.
The Council of Norwegian Churches called for the configuration of
the ecumenical work and movement between churches in the Middle East
region and partnership with churches in the West.
In honor of the Assembly, the Lebanese Ambassador in Cyprus invited
the Heads of Churches and delegates for dinner.
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